Administrative Behavior

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Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-Making Processes in Administrative Organizationsby Herbert A. SimonSynopsis
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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Herbert A. Simon is Chaired Professor in psychology and computer science at Carnegie Mellon University. Awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1978, Professor Simon currently works in the field of artificial intelligence.

Table of Contents
Introduction to the Fourth Edition
Preface to the First Edition
Acknowledgments
I Decision-Making and Administrative Organization 1
Commentary on Chapter I 17
II Some Problems of Administrative Theory 29
Commentary on Chapter II 50
III Fact and Value in Decision-Making 55
Commentary on Chapter III 68
IV Rationality in Administrative Behavior 72
Commentary on Chapter IV 87
V The Psychology of Administrative Decisions 92
Commentary on Chapter V 118
VI The Equilibrium of the Organization 140
Commentary on Chapter VI 151
VII The Role of Authority 177
Commentary on Chapter VII 202
VIII Communication 208
Commentary on Chapter VIII 223
IX The Criterion of Efficiency 250
Commentary on Chapter IX 272
X Loyalties and Organizational Identification 278
Commentary on Chapter X 296
XI The Anatomy of Organization 305
Commentary on Chapter XI 329
Appendix What Is an Administrative Science? 356
Index 361