Administrative Behavior, 4th Edition

Inthisfourtheditionofhisground-breakingwork,HerbertA.Simonapplieshispioneeringtheoryofhumanchoiceandadministrativedecision-makingtoconcreteorganizationalproblems.Tocommemoratethefiftiethanniversaryofthebook'soriginalpublication,ProfessorSimonenhanceshistimelessobservationsonthehumandecision-makingprocesswithcommentariesexaminingnewfacetsoforganizationalbehavior.Investigatingtheimpactofchangingsocialvaluesandmoderntechnologyontheoperationoforganizations,thenewideasfeaturedinthisrevisededitionupdateabookthathasbecomeaworldwideclassic.NamedbyPublicAdministrationReviewas"BookoftheHalfCentury","AdministrativeBehavior"isconsideredoneofthemostinfluentialbooksonsocialsciencethinking,andwasreferredtobytheNobelCommitteeas"epoch-making".Writtenformanagersandotherprofessionalswhowishtounderstandthedecision-makingprocessesattheheartoforganizationandmanagement,itisalsoessentialreadingforstudentsinbusinessandmanagement,economics,sociology,psychology,computerscience,government,andlaw.