Accession Number:
AD0707318
Title:
Individual and Organizational Forces Influencing the Interpretation of Indicators
Descriptive Note:
Technical Report
Corporate Author:
INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES ALEXANDRIA United States
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Report Date:
1969-04-01
Pagination or Media Count:
53.0
Abstract:
The paper is a review of the major psychological and organizational factors which may distort the interpretation of indicators. A general lens model is used to explain how indicator data are pattern matched to earlier learned hypotheses about possible outcomes. The forces influencing judgment within this model work in a way to produce conservative, inertia-bound evaluations. A series of recommendations to counter informational biases is included.
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Subject Categories:
- Administration and Management
- Psychology