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Economist Ormerod addresses "what is probably the most fundamental feature of both biological and human social and economic systems: failure. Species fail and become extinct, brands fail, companies fail, public policies fail." It is fortunate that everything does not fail at once. With an emphasis on reality and not theory, he offers three themes: a documentation of failure, the subtle patterns he finds in the apparent disorder of failure, and the causes of failure. Ormerod concludes that innovation is the guiding principle that companies use to try to overcome the uncertainty surrounding their decisions. Management responds with constant action, testing new ideas, new brands, and new products because they cannot know with absolute certainty why an individual brand fails, and almost all brands eventually fail. The focus on innovation, developing new strategies for individual survival, is also important for consumers and citizens. This is challenging reading and not recommended for the casual reader. Mary Whaley
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This is a fascinating and provocative study of failure within business, economics, and government. "Why Most Things Fail" argues that failure is the distinguishing feature of corporate life and uses it to link economic models with models of biological evolution. Inspired by advances in evolutionary theory and biology, author Paul Ormerod illuminates the ways in which companies and policy-setting sectors of government behave much like living organisms: unless they evolve, they die. But he also makes clear how desirable social and economic outcomes may be achieved when individuals, companies, and governments adapt in response to the actual behavior and requirements of their customers and constituents.Examining the "Iron Law of Failure" as it applies to business, economics, and government, this intriguing book explores the pervasive nature of failure in the world of human societies and economics. Paul Ormerod (London, UK), a theoretical economist, has served as the Head of the Economic Assessment Unit at The Economist and the Director of Economics at the Henley Centre for Forecasting in England. He has taught economics at the University of London and the University of Manchester. Ormerod is founder of the consulting firm Volterra and is an alumni of Oxford University and Cambridge University.
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The title should be: « why most economic models fail or have poor predictive ability ». Really, it is all about the models. Although the author demonstrates perfect understanding of the subject, I was expecting something more fun. Some special cases of failure whether in corporate management, evolutionary biology or finance with recurrent characteristics related to failure would have been nice. Given the high scientific standards exhibited by the author I also expected a discussion of some psychological biases connected to failure.
Game theory is treated all throughout this book. As with the other theories it is demonstrated why it does not work. It seems fairer to me to talk about limitations rather than failure (epistemological elegance, I guess). I don't know why most of the people who treat this subject in business books forget to talk about its most basic concept: dominated strategies (weakly of strongly). Because this concept is an everyday concept, one that anybody can use. Moreover if you do not apply it in some way , whether intuitively or formally, whenever you face an uncertain outcome, there is strong probability that you will have to look for a new job very soon.
One will find at the end of the book a VERY nice presentation of power laws and their applications and also a discussion of models of endogenous and exogenous species extinction. In itself this last part makes this book a valuable investment in time and money.
Game theory is treated all throughout this book. As with the other theories it is demonstrated why it does not work. It seems fairer to me to talk about limitations rather than failure (epistemological elegance, I guess). I don't know why most of the people who treat this subject in business books forget to talk about its most basic concept: dominated strategies (weakly of strongly). Because this concept is an everyday concept, one that anybody can use. Moreover if you do not apply it in some way , whether intuitively or formally, whenever you face an uncertain outcome, there is strong probability that you will have to look for a new job very soon.
One will find at the end of the book a VERY nice presentation of power laws and their applications and also a discussion of models of endogenous and exogenous species extinction. In itself this last part makes this book a valuable investment in time and money.
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Das Grundprinzip der Ökonomie geht von einem Gleichgewichtszustand zwischen Angebot und Nachfrage und dem sich daraus ableitenden Preis aus. Es basiert auf den aus der Physik und den 'exakten' Wissenschaften bekannten analytischen Instrumenten und mathematischen Werkzeugen. Der Autor legt sehr überzeugend dar, dass dieser Ansatz in einer sich permanent ändernden Welt ungeeignet ist (Finanzkrise!). Veränderungen sind in den herkömmlichen Gleichgewichtsmodellen ebenso wenig vorgesehen wie menschliche und technische Fehler.
Bewertung: Eine gelungene Kritik an der modell-versessenen und empirie-lastigen Wirtschaftslehre. Ormerod begeistert durch viele gute Beispiele, Zitate und weiterführende Literaturhinweise ebenso wie durch klare Formulierungen und einen flüssigen Stil. Sehr empfehlenswert für alle, die Interesse an Wirtschaft haben und skeptisch gegenüber den komfortablen Wirtschaftstheorien sind.
Bewertung: Eine gelungene Kritik an der modell-versessenen und empirie-lastigen Wirtschaftslehre. Ormerod begeistert durch viele gute Beispiele, Zitate und weiterführende Literaturhinweise ebenso wie durch klare Formulierungen und einen flüssigen Stil. Sehr empfehlenswert für alle, die Interesse an Wirtschaft haben und skeptisch gegenüber den komfortablen Wirtschaftstheorien sind.
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The title should be: « why most economic models fail or have poor predictive ability ». Really it is all about the models. Although the author demonstrates perfect understanding of the subject, I was expecting something more fun. Some special cases of failure whether in corporate management, evolutionary biology or finance with recurrent characteristics driving to failure would have been nice. Because of the extensive general scientific knowledge of the author I also expected a discussion of some psychological biases related to failure.
Game theory is treated all throughout this book. As with the other theories it is demonstrated why it does not work. It seems fairer to me to rather talk about limitations rather than failure (epistemological elegance, I guess). I don't know why most of the people who treat this subject in business books forget to talk about its most basic concept: dominated strategies (weakly of strongly). Because this concept is an everyday concept, one that anybody can use. Moreover if you do not apply it in some way , whether intuitively or formally, whenever you face an uncertain outcome, there is strong probability that you will have to look for a new job very soon.
One will find at the end of the book a VERY nice presentation of power laws and their applications and also a discussion of models of endogenous and exogenous species extinction. In itself this last part makes this book a valuable investment in time and money.
Game theory is treated all throughout this book. As with the other theories it is demonstrated why it does not work. It seems fairer to me to rather talk about limitations rather than failure (epistemological elegance, I guess). I don't know why most of the people who treat this subject in business books forget to talk about its most basic concept: dominated strategies (weakly of strongly). Because this concept is an everyday concept, one that anybody can use. Moreover if you do not apply it in some way , whether intuitively or formally, whenever you face an uncertain outcome, there is strong probability that you will have to look for a new job very soon.
One will find at the end of the book a VERY nice presentation of power laws and their applications and also a discussion of models of endogenous and exogenous species extinction. In itself this last part makes this book a valuable investment in time and money.
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