Wait : the art and science of delay / Frank Partnoy.
2012
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Author
Title
Wait : the art and science of delay / Frank Partnoy.
Published
New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Call Number
BF637.P76 P37 2012
ISBN
9781610390040 (hardcover : alk. paper)
1610390040 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781610390057 (e-book)
1610390059 (e-book)
1610390040 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9781610390057 (e-book)
1610390059 (e-book)
Description
xii, 290 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)744287602
Summary
Presents information from scientific studies and interviews with experts in several fields that suggests that delaying responses when making a decision can improve the decision quality, even in situations where time is in short supply.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Table of Contents
Introduction
ix
1.
Hearts and Minds
1
2.
Superfast Sports
19
3.
High-Frequency Trading, Fast and Slow
33
4.
Frontal Nudity in Fight Club
49
5.
Bad Call
63
6.
A Slice Too Thin
81
7.
DON'T PANIC
103
8.
First Dates and Fighter Pilots
117
9.
When to Eat Crow
131
10.
At Last, Procrastination
147
11.
Master Class
173
12.
Get Off the Clock
197
13.
A Lifetime of Innovation
211
14.
Go Long
233
Acknowledgments
247
Notes
251
Index
277