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Predictable Surprises : : the Disasters you Should Have Seen Coming, and how to Prevent Them

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What is a predictable surprise? A preview -- pt. 1. Prototypes of predictable surprises. September 11: the costs of ignoring a predictable surprise -- The collapse of Enron and the failure of auditor independence -- pt. 2. Why don't we act on what we know? Cognitive roots: the role of human biases -- Organizational roots: the role of institutional failures -- Political roots: the role of special-interest groups -- pt. 3. Preventing predictable surprises. Recognition: identifying emerging threats earlier -- Prioritization: focusing on the right problems -- Mobilization: building support for preventative action -- Future predictable surprises.

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SERIES
Leadership for the common good.


PUBLISHED
Boston : Harvard Business School Press, c2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: xiv, 317 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1591391784 :

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Watkins, Michael, 1956-

SUBJECTS
Disasters -- Prevention.