Superstition, Management and Organisations Irrationality, Randomness, and Chaos in Decision Making
This book addresses how people and organisations sometimes respond to uncertainty in making decisions. Those decisions are rooted in beliefs and behaviours that are not always rational, especially in response to perceived randomness, chaos and unexpected circumstances. The author uses a transdiscipl...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Palgrave Macmillan
2024, 2024
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2024 |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Workplace Spirituality and Fulfillment
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Superstition: An overview of key disciplinary perspectives
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- Workplace spirituality
- 4. The relationship between religion, superstition and spirituality
- 5. Superstitious beliefs and behaviours
- 6. Superstition and rationality
- 7. Key assumptions about the nature of superstition
- 8. Individual and group factors associated with superstitious beliefs
- 9. Numerological and related superstitions
- 10. Mainstream industries and organisations influenced by superstition
- 11. Industries and organisations thriving on superstitious and New Age beliefs
- 12. Concluding remarks