Administrative Behavior
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Administrative Behavior is Herbert A. Simon’s influential book that applies behavioral and decision-making theories to explain how organizations and their administrators actually function.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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management book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ organizational theory book ⓘ |
| addresses |
authority and hierarchy
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communication in organizations ⓘ efficiency in administrative processes ⓘ loyalty and organizational identification ⓘ structure of organizations ⓘ |
| author |
Herbert Simon
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surface form:
Herbert A. Simon
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| contrastsWith | economic man model ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
importance of information in decisions
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limits of human rationality in organizations ⓘ organizations as systems of decision-making ⓘ programmed and non-programmed decisions ⓘ role of authority in decision processes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field |
management
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organizational theory ⓘ political science ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
behavioral aspects of administration
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bounded rationality ⓘ decision processes in organizations ⓘ organizational decision-making ⓘ satisficing ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
fourth edition
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second edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| influenced |
decision theory
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management science ⓘ modern organizational theory ⓘ public administration scholarship ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| proposesConcept |
administrative man
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bounded rationality ⓘ satisficing ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Macmillan Publishers
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surface form:
Macmillan
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| recognizedAs |
classic in organizational theory
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foundational work in decision theory ⓘ influential book in public administration ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences
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surface form:
Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences of Herbert A. Simon
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| subject |
administrative theory
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decision-making ⓘ management science ⓘ organizational behavior ⓘ public administration ⓘ |
| usedIn |
courses on organizational behavior
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graduate education in management ⓘ graduate education in public administration ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
Herbert A. Simon