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Sources Of Power - How People Make Decisions

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Uncovering innate decision-making abilities in individuals.

Recommendation: Sources of Power is an eye-opening perspective on how individuals make decisions, and how it is not solely reliant on formal training or education. Klein's explanation of naturalistic decision making demonstrates our innate ability to solve problems through intuition and pattern recognition. Highly recommended for those interested in psychology or decision-making processes.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9780262112277
Authors: Gary Klein
Publisher: Mit Pr
Date of Publication: 1998-01-16
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Science, Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Psychology, Leadership, Personal Development, Business, Psychology, Leadership, Personal Development, Management, Self Help
Goodreads rating: 3.97
(rated by 2918 readers)

Description

Anyone who watches the television news has seen images of firefighters rescuing people from burning buildings and paramedics treating bombing victims. How do these individuals make the split-second decisions that save lives? Most studies of decision making, based on artificial tasks assigned in laboratory settings, view people as biased and unskilled. Gary Klein is one of the developers of the naturalistic decision making approach, which views people as inherently skilled and experienced. It documents human strengths and capabilities that so far have been downplayed or ignored.Since 1985, Klein has conducted fieldwork to find out how people tackle challenges in difficult, nonroutine situations. Sources of Power is based on observations of humans acting under such real-life constraints as time pressure, high stakes, personal responsibility, and shifting conditions. The professionals studied include firefighters, critical care nurses, pilots, nuclear power plant operators, battle planners, and chess masters. Each chapter builds on key incidents and examples to make the description of the methodology and phenomena more vivid. In addition to providing information that can be used by professionals in management, psychology, engineering, and other fields, the book presents an overview of the research approach of naturalistic decision making and expands our knowledge of the strengths people bring to difficult tasks.
 

Uncovering innate decision-making abilities in individuals.

Recommendation: Sources of Power is an eye-opening perspective on how individuals make decisions, and how it is not solely reliant on formal training or education. Klein's explanation of naturalistic decision making demonstrates our innate ability to solve problems through intuition and pattern recognition. Highly recommended for those interested in psychology or decision-making processes.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.