Adaptive Decision Making and Intellectual Styles

This exciting publication provides the reader with a theoretical and practical approach to adaptive decision making, based on an appreciation of cognitive styles, in a cross-cultural context. The aim of this Brief is to describe the role of thinking-throu

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Francesco Sofo · Cinzia Colapinto Michelle Sofo · Salvatore Ammirato

Adaptive Decision Making and Intellectual Styles

SpringerBriefs in Psychology

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Francesco Sofo · Cinzia Colapinto Michelle Sofo · Salvatore Ammirato

Adaptive Decision Making and Intellectual Styles

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Francesco Sofo Michelle Sofo Faculty of Education, Science, Technology and Maths University of Canberra Canberra Australia

Salvatore Ammirato Department of Mechanical Energetic and Management Engineering University of Calabria Arcavacata di Rende Cosenza Italy

Cinzia Colapinto Department of Management Ca’ Foscari University Venice Italy

ISSN  2192-8363 ISSN  2192-8371  (electronic) ISBN 978-1-4614-6707-6 ISBN 978-1-4614-6708-3  (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-6708-3 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London

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Preface

This book provides an examination of the combined areas of adaptive decision making and intellectual styles by illustrating the broad range and scope of decision making and intellectual preferences. In this preface, we review fundamental definitions and notions of the key concepts of adaptation, decisi