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H.A. Simon
Autobiography
- Publisher
- Emerald Publishing
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 Emerald Group Publishing Limited. All rights reserved.
- ISSN
- 0025-1747
- DOI
- 10.1108/00251740410568944
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
Herbert Simon's major contribution to decision‐making theory is the concept of “satisficing”. This was first posited in Administrative Behavior , published in 1947, and the book, concerned as it was with establishing a scientific approach to administrative theory, puts forward an adjustment of then‐current economic theory, which viewed administrative choice as a process of maximising. While, over the ensuing decades, Simon adjusted his definitions of both “economic man” and of “satisficing” in several subsequent publications, the original exposition of these was a major contribution to the area of administrative theory. An attempt has been made here to explore what circumstances might have led Simon into putting forward the concept of “satisficing”.
Journal
Management Decision – Emerald Publishing
Published: Dec 1, 2004
Keywords: Decision making; Decision theory; Business administration; History