The Logic of Failure: Why Things Go Wrong and What We Can Do to Make Them Right - Couverture rigide

Dorner, Dietrich

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0805041605 ISBN 13 : 9780805041606

Editeur : Henry Holt & Company Inc, 1996

Synopsis

Book by Dorner Dietrich

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Why do we make mistakes? Are there certain errors common to failure, whether in a complex enterprise or daily life? In this truly indispensable book, Dietrich Dörner identifies what he calls the logic of failure” certain tendencies in our patterns of thought that, while appropriate to an older, simpler world, prove disastrous for the complex world we live in now. Working with imaginative and often hilarious computer simulations, he analyzes the roots of catastrophe, showing city planners in the very act of creating gridlock and disaster, or public health authorities setting the scene for starvation. The Logic of Failure is a compass for intelligent planning and decision-making that can sharpen the skills of managers, policymakers and everyone involved in the daily challenge of getting from point A to point B.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dietrich Dörner is professor of psychology at the University of Bamberg, an authority on cognitive behavior, and winner of the Leibniz Prize, Germany's highest science award.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Henry Holt & Company Inc
• Date d'édition: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0805041605
• ISBN 13: 9780805041606
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 222
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible