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bookcover - expert political judgmentExpert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? 
by Philip E. Tetlock
Princeton University Press, 2005

"In a world filled with expert predictions that are mostly incorrect, and filled with people who eagerly seek such predictions even though they are incorrect, Tetlock's book explores why experts are so often wrong and why we listen to them anyway.  There is no more evidence-based subject matter than forecasting.  This book provides an excellent overview of the perils and pitfalls in making forecasts.  Another great resource is J. Scott Armstrong of the Wharton School, who has amazing, open-source (i.e., free) and proven forecasting techniques and insights on his website." - Jeff Pfeffer

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bookcover - How we decideHow We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin, 2009
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bookcover - Why we make mistakesWhy We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average by Joseph T. Hallinan
                Broadway, 2009
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Research & Practice: Books

This page highlights books related to evidence-based management.

Books by Pfeffer & Sutton 
Books by Other Authors:

Beyond HR: The New Science of Human Capital
by John Boudreau & Peter M. Ramstad.
Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 2007
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Management and Myths: Challenging Business Fads, Fallacies and Fashions
by Adrian Furnham.
London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2004
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bookcover - Why we make mistakes

Why We Make Mistakes: How We Look Without Seeing, Forget Things in Seconds, and Are All Pretty Sure We Are Way Above Average
by Joseph T. Hallinan
Broadway, 2009
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Made to stick: why some ideas survive and others die
by Chip Heath & Dan Heath.
New York : Random House, 2007
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bookcover - How we decide

How We Decide
by Jonah Lehrer
Houghton Mifflin, 2009
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Tools of Critical Thinking: Metathoughts for Psychology
by David A. Levy
Waveland Press, 2003
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Making the Invisible Visible: How Companies Win with the Right Information, People and IT
by Donald A. Marchand, William J. Kettinger & John D. Rollins
John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2001
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Market Rebels: How Activists Make or Break Radical Innovations
by Hayagreeva Rao
Princeton University Press, 2009
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The Halo Effect: ... and the Eight Other Business Delusions That Deceive Managers
by Philip Rosenzweig.
New York : Free Press, 2007
Book Site, Amazon


How to Think Straight About Psychology

How to Think Straight About Psychology. 8th ed.
by Keith E. Stanovich.
Allyn & Bacon, 2007
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Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts
by Carol Tavris & Elliot Aronson.
Harcourt, 2007
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bookcover - expert political judgment

Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know? 
by Philip E. Tetlock
Princeton University Press, 2005
Preview the book at the Publisher's Site
Find it at Amazon

"In a world filled with expert predictions that are mostly incorrect, and filled with people who eagerly seek such predictions even though they are incorrect, Tetlock's book explores why experts are so often wrong and why we listen to them anyway.  There is no more evidence-based subject matter than forecasting.  This book provides an excellent overview of the perils and pitfalls in making forecasts.  Another great resource is J. Scott Armstrong of the Wharton School, who has amazing, open-source (i.e., free) and proven forecasting techniques and insights on his website." - Jeff Pfeffer


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