Screen LibraryThe difference：how the power of diversity creates better groups, firms, schools, and societies
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Princeton University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton |
| Publication Dates: | c2007. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xxiv, 424 p.: ill. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780691128382 (alk. paper) 0691128383 (alk. paper) |
| Index Number: | F272 |
| CLC: | F272.92 |
| Call Number: | F272.92/P133 |
| Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-410) and index. Introduction : Unpacking our differences -- pt. 1. Unpacking the toolbox. Diverse perspectives ; Heuristics ; Interpretations ; Predictive models ; Measuring sticks and toolboxes -- pt. 2. Diversity's benefits : Building from tools. Diversity and problem solving ; Models of information aggregation ; Diversity and prediction -- pt. 3. Diverse values : A conflict of interests. Diverse preferences ; Preference aggregation ; Interacting toolboxes and preferences -- pt. 4. The pudding : Does diversity generate benefits?. The causes of cognitive diversity ; The empirical evidence -- pt. 5. Going on the offensive. A fertile logic. |