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Part IV: Organizations
Pages 225-226

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... In Chapter 10, Baruch Fischhoff draws on decision science and communication research to characterize communications within the IC and between it and the clients for its analyses. He describes natural barriers to analysts' understanding of clients' analytical needs when formulating analyses, and to their assessments of how well clients have understood the conclusions and limitations of the resulting analyses.
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... She then considers research showing the crucial and often hidden importance of organizational structure for aggregating information and organizational learning. Next, she turns to political science, examining the limits of personal leadership and the power of harnessing individual incentives to foster change.
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