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008			180127s2018 mdu b 001 0 eng c
010			_a 2017041940
020			_a9780465096299 _q(hardcover ; alk. paper)
020			_z9780465096305 _q(electronic bk.)
040			_aDLC _beng _cDLC _erda _dAU
042			_apcc
049			_aAlfaisal Main Library
050	0	0	_aHM1033 _b.N46 2018
100	1		_aNemeth, Charlan.
245	1	0	_aIn defense of troublemakers : _bthe power of dissent in life and business / _cCharlan Nemeth.
250			_aFirst edition
260			_c©2018.
264		1	_aNew York : _bBasic Books, _c©2018.
300			_axii, 257 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _2rdacontent _btxt
337			_aunmediated _2rdamedia _bn
338			_avolume _2rdacarrier _bnc
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction: fear consensus love dissent -- Majorities versus troublemakers: the art of persuasion -- Numbers rule -- Even one dissenter makes a difference -- Dissent as an art in changing hearts and minds -- Consensus versus dissent: consensus closes the mind but dissent opens the mind -- Consensus narrows thinking and kills rationality -- Dissent diversifies and strengthens thinking -- Groupthink versus groups of thinkers: groups often make terrible decisions, but can make better ones when we encourage discussion and dissent -- Group decisions: often in error never in doubt -- Diversity and devil's advocates -- Conclusions -- Acknowledgments -- Notes -- Index.
650		0	_aSocial psychology.
650		0	_aThought and thinking.
650		0	_aCreative thinking.
650		0	_aSocial influence.
655		0	_2local _94 _aPrint books.
942			_2lcc _cBOOKS