Meltdown : why our systems fail and what we can do about it /

"Weaving together cutting-edge social science with riveting stories that take us from the frontlines of the Volkswagen scandal to backstage at the Oscars, and from deep beneath the Gulf of Mexico to the top of Mount Everest, Chris Clearfield and András Tilcsik explain how the increasing complex...

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Main Authors: Clearfield, Chris (Author), Tilcsik, András (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2018.
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-286) and index. 
505 0 |a Prologue: A day like any other -- Part one. Failure all around us. The danger zone ; Deep waters, new horizons ; Hacking, fraud, and all the news that's unfit to print -- Part two. Conquering complexity. Out of the danger zone ; Complex systems, simple tools ; Reading the writing on the wall ; The anatomy of dissent ; The speed bump effect ; Strangers in a strange land ; Surprise! -- Epilogue. The golden age of meltdowns. 
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