The Integrative Complexity of American Decision Makers in The Cuban Missile Crisis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6283425 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Karen Guttieri, Michael D Wallace, Peter Suedfeld (0000-0003-2563-036X, University of British Columbia) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 595-621 |
| Publication date | 1995-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Conflict Resolution (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-0027 • E-ISSN: 1552-8766 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0022002795039004001 |
| OpenAlex | W2141467485 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 19 |
| References cited | 59 |
The focus of this study is the integrative complexity of information processing of Kennedy administration officials before, during, and after the Cuban missile crisis (CMC). Three elements of the CMC decision-making environment have been commonly noted: a high level of stress, ideological disputes among the decision makers, and the need to present a policy outcome palatable to the American public. Overall, American leaders maintained moderate levels of integrative complexity through even the most dangerous moments of the crisis but showed a pattern compatible with the cognitive manager and disruptive stress models of complexity change in response to environmental challenge. There was no significant difference in the complexity of remarks of the so-called hawks and doves among the Kennedy team, calling into question either the veracity of the alleged rift or the manifestations of value conflict in complexity data. Leadership statements made in camera were significantly more complex than public presentations
Cognition · Cognitive complexity · Geography · Ideology · Missile · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Value (mathematics · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Law · Management and Organizational Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 19 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,68 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2021 (24) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 19 |