Nepotism in Organizations

Acknowledgments

Contrary to the popular myth, attempts at exploring frontiers are not usually accomplished through rugged individualism. Risk taking under conditions of uncertainty typically relies on mutual support. Perhaps the most famous explorations in history and science are identified with a single name (for example, Darwin, Erikson, Columbus, Curie), but closer scrutiny almost always shows this use of a single name to be at least an oversimplification, and often excludes major contributors. Perhaps the use of a single name has developed as a heuristic device to aid history students in remembering important events. Regardless, when we take risks, we usually rely on one another.

This Frontiers book is no different. The authors, editors, ...