Böcker av Maurizio (Universita degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca) Catino

Makes sense of mafias as organizations, via a pioneering comparative analysis of seven mafia groups from around the world. This collative study of historical accounts, official data, investigative sources, and interviews will aid students and scholars of sociology, organizational studies and criminology to better understand how mafias work.

Organizational Myopia uses well-known case studies to examine the limitations of organizations to anticipate the effects of their decisions in order to recognize signs of danger or opportunity. It aims to understand how to limit the origins of myopia and therefore increase the capacity of organizations to foresee unexpected events.