Making decision research useful—not just rewarding
An experienced decision aider reflects on how misaligned priorities produce decision research that is less useful than it could be. Scientific interest and professional standing may motivate researchers — and their funders and publishers — more powerfully than concern to help people make better
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Cambridge University Press
2006-11-01
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| Series: | Judgment and Decision Making |
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| description | An experienced decision aider reflects on how misaligned priorities produce decision research that is less useful than it could be. Scientific interest and professional standing may motivate researchers — and their funders and publishers — more powerfully than concern to help people make better
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| spelling | doaj.art-c0abd25c39ad41fb946ddcdefe0639d12023-09-03T12:43:18ZengCambridge University PressJudgment and Decision Making1930-29752006-11-01116217310.1017/S1930297500002382Making decision research useful—not just rewardingRex V. Brown0School of Public Policy George Mason UniversityAn experienced decision aider reflects on how misaligned priorities produce decision research that is less useful than it could be. Scientific interest and professional standing may motivate researchers — and their funders and publishers — more powerfully than concern to help people make better https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S1930297500002382/type/journal_articledecision analysisdecision aids |
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| title | Making decision research useful—not just rewarding |
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| title_short | Making decision research useful—not just rewarding |
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