Streetwise : How Taxi Drivers Establish Customer's Trustworthiness /

"Driving a taxi is a difficult job. Picking up a bad customer can leave the driver in a vulnerable position, and erring even once can prove fatal. To protect themselves, taxi drivers must quickly and accurately assess the trustworthiness of complete strangers. In Streetwise, Diego Gambetta and...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gambetta, Diego, 1952-
Other Authors: Hamill, Heather, 1971-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Russell Sage, 2005.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chauffeurs de taxi > Grande-Bretagne > Belfast (GB) > Cas, Études de.
Chauffeurs de taxi > États-Unis > New York (N.Y.) > Cas, Études de.
Consommateurs > Preferences > Cas, Études de.
Taxicab drivers > Northern Ireland > Belfast > Case studies.
Taxicab drivers > New York (State) > New York > Case studies.
Decision making.
Interpersonal communication.
Trust.
Consumer behavior > Psychological aspects.
Taxicab drivers > Psychology.
Taxifahrer
Taxicab drivers.
Confidence.
TRANSPORTATION > Public Transportation.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
decision making.
Chauffeurs de taxi > Irlande du Nord > Belfast > Études de cas.
Chauffeurs de taxi > New York (État) > New York > Études de cas.
Prise de decision.
Communication interpersonnelle.
Confiance.
Consommateurs > Comportement > Aspect psychologique.
Chauffeurs de taxi > Psychologie.
Decision Making
New York (N.Y.)
Belfast
New York, NY
Northern Ireland > Belfast.
New York (State) > New York.
Chauffeurs de taxi > Irlande du Nord > Belfast > Cas, Études de.
Études de cas.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Belfast
  • Belfast and its taxi drivers
  • Mimics in Belfast
  • Precautions in Belfast
  • Screening in Belfast
  • Probing in Belfast
  • New York
  • New York and its taxi drivers
  • Mimics in New York
  • Precautions in New York
  • Screening in New York
  • Probing in New York
  • Conclusion
  • Street wisdom appraised.

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