Sources of Power: How People Make Decisions

by Gary Klein

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A modern classic about how people really make decisions: drawing on prior experience, using a combination of intuition and analysis.

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sphinx 130 reviews

US research psychologies; various universities; famous for his naturalistic decision making theory
Pros: interesting topic; unique angle; clear academic-writing style
Cons: applications are weak; theory building is arbitrary and obvious without justification; lack of linkages to related diciplines

Jul 27, 2008

ddonahue 120 reviews

Mentioned in Thinking Fast and Slow

Mar 8, 2012

jlspad 250 reviews

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