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Outliers - The story of success

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The book begins with the observation that a disproportionate number of elite Canadian hockey players are born in the earlier months of the calendar year. The reason behind this is that since youth hockey leagues determine eligibility by the calendar year, children born on January 1 play in the same league as those born on December 31 in the same year. Because children born earlier in the year are statistically larger and more physically mature than their younger competitors, and they are often identified as better athletes, this leads to extra coaching and a higher likelihood of being selected for elite hockey leagues. This phenomenon in which "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is dubbed "accumulative advantage" by Gladwell, while sociologist Robert K. Merton calls it "the Matthew Effect", named after a biblical verse in the Gospel of Matthew: "For unto everyone that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance. But from him, that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath."[8] Outliers asserts that success depends on the idiosyncrasies of the selection process used to identify talent just as much as it does on the athletes' natural abilities.

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Ketersediaan

Informasi Detail

Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

BIC 302 MAL o c.1

Penerbit

United State of America : Hachette Book Group., 2009

Deskripsi Fisik

x, 343 halaman ; 20 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-0-316-05628-1

Klasifikasi

302

Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Sukses
Hubungan antarmanusia

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

Malcolm Gladwell

Versi lain/terkait

Lampiran Berkas

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