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In this fourth edition of his ground-breaking work, Herbert A. Simon applies his pioneering theory of human choice and administrative decision-making to concrete organizational problems. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication, Professor Simon enhances his timeless observations on the human decision-making process with commentaries examining new facets of organizational behavior. Investigating the impact of changing social values and modem technology on the operation of organizations, the new ideas featured in this revised edition update a book that has become a worldwide classic.
Named by Public Administration Review as "Book of the Half Century," Administrative Behavior is considered one of the most influential books on social science thinking, and was referred to by the Nobel Committee as "epoch-making."
Written for managers and other professionals who wish to understand the decision-making processes at the heart of organization and management, it is also essential reading for students in business and management, economics, sociology, psychology computer science, government, and law.
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Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
I. Decision-Making and Administrative Organization
Commentary on Chapter I
II. Some Problems of Administrative Theory
Commentary on Chapter II
III. Fact and Value in Decision-Making
Commentary on Chapter III
IV. Rationality in Administrative Behavior
Commentary on Chapter IV
V. The Psychology of Administrative Decisions
Commentary on Chapter V
VI. The Equilibrium of the Organization
Commentary on Chapter VI
VII. The Role of Authority
Commentary on Chapter VII
VIII. Communication
Commentary on Chapter VIII
IX. The Criterion of Efficiency
Commentary on Chapter IX
X. Loyalties and Organizational Identification
Commentary on Chapter X
XI. The Anatomy of Organization
Commentary on Chapter XI
Appendix: What Is an Administrative Science?
Index
ISBN: 9781439136065
ISBN-10: 1439136068
Published: 5th February 2013
Format: ePUB
Language: English
Number of Pages: 384
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Free Press