Essence of decision : explaining the cuban missile crisis
- New York : Longman, 1999
- 416 p.
Model I: The rational actor A rigorous model of action A rational actor paradigm The classical model illustrated Variants and uses of the classical model The cuban missile crisis: a first cut Why did the sovietic union decide to place offensive missiles in Cuba? Why did the United States respond to the missile deployment with a blockade? Why did the soviet union withdraw the missiles? Model II: Organizational behavior Organizational logic and efficiency Organizational logic and organizational culture Interactive complexity NASA: hero and goat Organizational behavior paradigm The cuban missiles crisis: a second cut Deployment of soviet missiles in Cuba Imposition of a U.S. blockade of Cuba The withdrawal of soviet missiles from Cuba Model III: Governmental politics The governmental politics model illustrated Group processes and their effects on choices and action A governmental politics paradigm The cuban missile crisis: athird cut The imposition of a blockage by the United States Soviet withdrawal of the missiles from Cuba Conclusion Summing up: differences in interpretation Summing up: different answers or different questions? Where do we go from here?
Processo Decisorio Tomada de Decisão Sistemas Decisorios Problema Politico Gestão de Crise Comportamento Organizacional Politica Nuclear Conflito Politica Exterior