The Social Psychology of Expertise: Case Studies in Research, Professional Domains, and Expert Roles

by Mieg,Harald A.

• ISBN13: 9780805837506
• ISBN10: 0805837507
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Psychology Pres

Summary

The Social Psychology of Expertiseoffers an integrative perspective to the analysis of experts and expertise in organizations, social roles, management, etc. It is the first book to link the psychology of expertise to sociology, particularly the sociology of professions. By examining the converging elements of both approaches and investigating the conditions of interactions with all types of experts,The Social Psychology of Expertisemakes it possible to understand the market form of expert services. This book: *introduces theexpert role approach--a new and encompassing view on the role of experts and how to use the experts' expertise in organizations, financial markets, and environmental issues; *enhances a mutual understanding between the psychology of expertise and the sociology of professions (for students, as well as scholars); *provides a helpful understanding of dealing with experts in the context of organizational behavior; *shows how we can make proper use of the experts' expertise in management and planning; *demonstrates how the role of experts influences volatility in financial markets; and *defines the limits of human expertise in predicting climate change.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Expertise	p. 2
Social Psychology	p. 5
The Rationale of The Social Psychology of Expertise	p. 9
Where We Should Start: Cognitive Economics	p. 14
Economizing Information-Storing Capacity: The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two	p. 14
Economizing Cognitive Processing Time: Perception Schooling	p. 20
Economizing Human Experience: Expert Systems and Professions	p. 25
Economizing Cognition: Collective Rationality	p. 34
Essentials of Experts-in-Contexts: "The Expert"-Interaction	p. 43
Interaction: "The Expert" Is a Social Form	p. 44
Attribution: "The Expert" Is a Social Form Through Which Someone Is Attributed as "Expert"	p. 56
Leistung: "The Expert" Is a Social Form Through Which Someone Is Attributed as "Expert" for Time-Efficient Use of Knowledge	p. 64
In a New Light: Organizational Role Conflicts With Experts, and Their Resolution	p. 73
Introduction: Organizations	p. 73
Experts' Autonomy	p. 78
An Attributional Approach to Role Conflict for Experts	p. 82
Social Psychology of Expert Roles	p. 87
Case Study I: Experts--Risk--Financial Markets	p. 92
Two Concepts of Risk: Variance Versus Commitment	p. 93
Can There Be Expertise in Forecasting Financial Markets?	p. 106
Case Study II: Predicting Climate Change 1988-1997	p. 123
Climate Change as a Matter of Scientific Concern	p. 123
Climate Change as a Matter for Public-Science Dialogue	p. 136
Conclusions for the Conceptualization of Expertise in Context: Types of Experts, Uncertainty, and Insecurity	p. 143
Typology of Experts	p. 143
Uncertainty [not equal] Insecurity	p. 149
Experts as Heuristics	p. 153
Conclusions for Management With Experts: The Expert Role Approach	p. 162
Paradoxes of Management Theory	p. 162
Expert Roles and Management	p. 166
Outlook: Do We Need Experts for Planning?	p. 170
Bibliographical Notes	p. 178
References	p. 183
Author Index	p. 197
Subject Index	p. 203
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