Table of Contents

Contents: Series Foreword. R. Hoffman, Preface. Introduction. Where We Should Start: Cognitive Economics. Essentials of Expertise-in-Context: "The Expert"-Interaction. In a New Light: Organizational Role Conflicts With Experts, and Their Resolution. Case Study I: Experts--Risk--Financial Markets. Case Study II: Predicting Climate Change 1988-1997. Conclusions for the Conceptualization of Expertise-in-Context: Types of Experts, Uncertainty, Insecurity. Conclusions for Management With Experts: The Expert Role Approach.

About the Author

Mieg, Harald A.

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"Mieg works from a foundation in psychology and an interest in sociology that recognizes the importance of both the intrinsic characteristics associated with individual expertise and the role that social recognition plays in defining expertise."
—Public Administration Review