Debating Rationality

Debating Rationality Nonrational Aspects of Organizational Decision Making - Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series

Hardback (17 Feb 1998)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Decision makers strive to be rational. Traditionally, rational decisions maximize an appropriate return. The contributors to this book challenge the common assumption that good decisions must be rational in this economic sense. They emphasize that the decision-making process is influenced by social, organizational, and psychological considerations as well as by economic concerns. Relationships, time pressure, external demands for specific types of performance, contractual expectations, human biases, and reactions to unfair treatment alter the decision-making context and the resulting decision outcomes.

Book information

ISBN: 9780801433788
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Imprint: ILR Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 658.403
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 283
Weight: 525g
Height: 229mm
Width: 152mm
Spine width: 27mm