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050 0 0 _aJC 328.2 .S87 2004
100 1 _aSurowiecki, James,
_d1967-
245 1 4 _aThe wisdom of crowds :
_bwhy the many are smarter than the few and how collective wisdom shapes business, economies, societies, and nations /
_cJames Surowiecki.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York :
_bDoubleday :
_c2004.
300 _axxi, 296 p. ;
_c22 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 0 _aThe 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.
650 0 _aConsensus (Social sciences)
650 0 _aCommon good.
650 0 _aGroup decision making.
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random055/2003070 095.html
856 4 1 _3Sample text
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/samples/random051/2003 070095.html
856 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/ 2003070095.html
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