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

 
9780801433788: Debating Rationality: Nonrational Aspects of Organizational Decision Making (Frank W. Pierce Memorial Lectureship and Conference Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0801433789 ISBN 13: 9780801433788
Publisher: ILR Press, 1998

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.

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About the Author

Jennifer J. Halpern was formerly Assistant Professor of Organizational Behavior at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University. She made the economically irrational decision to be an at-home parent. Robert Stern Professor is of Organizational Behavior at the New York State School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University.

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Publisher
ILR Press
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0801433789
ISBN 13 
9780801433788
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
296
Editor
Halpern Jennifer J., Stern Robert C.