Debating Rationality : Nonrational Aspects of Organizational Decision Making

Halpern, Jennifer J. (EDT); Stern, Robert N. (EDT)

ISBN 10: 0801433789 / ISBN 13: 9780801433788

Published by ILR Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Debating Rationality : Nonrational Aspects of Organizational Decision Making
• Publisher: ILR Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0801433789
• ISBN 13: 9780801433788
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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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.

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.