03071nam 2200637Ia 450 991082576250332120230617004208.01-281-36807-597866113680741-4039-7940-510.1057/9781403979407(CKB)1000000000342753(EBL)308052(OCoLC)560460212(SSID)ssj0000226687(PQKBManifestationID)11198434(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000226687(PQKBWorkID)10258559(PQKB)10051752(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7940-7(MiAaPQ)EBC308052(Au-PeEL)EBL308052(CaPaEBR)ebr10135385(CaONFJC)MIL136807(EXLCZ)99100000000034275320040903d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierPresidential risk behavior in foreign policy prudence or peril? /by William A. Boettcher IIINew York Palgrave Macmillan20051 online resource (225 pages)Description based upon print version of record.1-349-53071-9 1-4039-6854-3 Includes bibliographical references (p. [190]-201) and index.Cover; Contents; Preface; One: Introduction; Two: Clarification, Critique, Framework Construction, and Research Concerns; Three: Truman Case Studies; Four: Kennedy Case Studies; Five: Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; IndexBringing together research on the situational determinants of risk propensity and on individual personality predispositions, Boettcher draws on findings from political science, psychology, economics, business, and sociology to develop a Risk Explanation Framework (REF) to study the 'person in the situation'. Using structured, focused comparison, he examines six foreign policy cases from the Truman and Eisenhower administrations to explore how aspirations, fears, time pressures, and other factors influence risk taking. This is thus an important contribution to the study of international relations, foreign policy decision making, prospect theory and risk behavior, personality theory, and information processing.PresidentsUnited StatesDecision makingCase studiesPresidentsUnited StatesPsychologyCase studiesRisk-taking (Psychology)Political aspectsUnited StatesCase studiesUnited StatesForeign relations1945-1989Decision makingCase studiesPresidentsDecision makingPresidentsPsychologyRisk-taking (Psychology)Political aspects327.730019Boettcher William A.1969-1666805MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910825762503321Presidential risk behavior in foreign policy4026265UNINA