Copycats & contrarians : why we follow others ... and when we don't
By: Baddeley, Michelle
Material type: BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c2018.Description: 313 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 9780300220223; 0300220227Other title: Copycats and contrarians.Subject(s): Collective behaviorDDC classification: 302.35 BA CO Online resources: Location MapItem type | Home library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection | 302.35 BA CO (Browse shelf) | Available | Jan2019 | T0061431 |
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302.35 AL OR Organizations evolving / | 302.35 AL UN Understanding organizational culture / | 302.35 AY OR Organizations and management in cross-cultural context / | 302.35 BA CO Copycats & contrarians : | 302.35 BA ST Strategies for cultural change / | 302.35 BE YO Beyond rationality in organization and management | 302.35 BI OR Organizational behavior and virtual work : |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-298) and index.
Introduction -- Clever copying -- Mob psychology -- Herding on the brain -- Animal herds -- Mavericks -- Entrepreneurs versus speculators -- Herding experts -- Following the leader -- Conclusion : copycats versus contrarians.
A multidisciplinary exploration of our human inclination to herd and why our instinct to copy others can be dangerous in today's interlinked world Rioting teenagers, tumbling stock markets, and the spread of religious terrorism appear to have little in common, but all are driven by the same basic instincts: the tendency to herd, follow, and imitate others. In today's interconnected world, group choices all too often seem maladaptive. With unprecedented speed, information flashes across the globe and drives rapid shifts in group opinion. Adverse results can include speculative economic bubbles, irrational denigration of scientists and other experts, seismic political reversals, and more. Drawing on insights from across the social, behavioral, and natural sciences, Michelle Baddeley explores contexts in which behavior is driven by the herd. She analyzes the rational vs. nonrational and cognitive vs. emotional forces involved, and she investigates why herding only sometimes works out well. With new perspectives on followers, leaders, and the pros and cons of herd behavior, Baddeley shines vivid light on human behavior in the context of our ever-more-connected world.