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RAND researchers interviewed representatives from 13 diverse professions and relate how these representatives detect and mitigate the negative effects of surprise.
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From economics Nobel Laureate Gary Becker and historian Guity Nashat Becker comes this collection of the economist's popular BusinessWeek columns. These 138 essays have fueled numerous debates, touchi
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