
Administrative Behavior
Herbert A. Simon(Author)
The Free Press
4th Edition
Will be published approx. on 2. September 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
384 pages
978-0-684-83582-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Product info
Trade Paperback
Edition
4th Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Simon & Schuster
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 233 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
409 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-684-83582-2 (9780684835822)
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Herbert A. Simon
Administrative Behavior, 4th Edition
E-Book
02/2013
4th Edition
Free Press
€16.80
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Herbert A. Simon
Administrative Behavior
Book
01/1976
3rd Edition
Macmillan USA
€34.84
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Person
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.
Content
Introduction to the Fourth Edition
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
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