Surowiecki, James,  1967- <br/><br/>
The wisdom of crowds :  why the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations / 
James Surowiecki. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  Doubleday :  2004. 
 - xxi, 296 p. ;  22 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references. 
<br/><br/>The wisdom of crowds -- The difference difference makes : waggle dances, the Bay of Pigs, and the value of diversity -- Monkey see, monkey do : imitation, information cascades, and independence -- Putting the pieces together : the CIA, Linux, and the art of decentralization -- Shall we dance? : coordination in a complex world -- Society does exist : taxes, tipping, television, and trust -- Traffic : what we have here is a failure to coordinate -- Science : collaboration, competition, and reputation -- Committees, juries, and teams : the Columbia disaster and how small groups can be made to work -- The company : meet the new boss, same as the old boss? -- Markets : beauty contests, bowling alleys, and stock prices -- Democracy : dreams of the common good. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0385503865 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2003070095 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Consensus (Social sciences)<br/>Common good.<br/>Group decision making.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>JC 328.2 .S87 2004