{"product_id":"decisions-and-organizations-paperback-softback-9780631168560","title":"Decisions and Organizations (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631168560","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eDecisions and Organizations\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames G. March (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631168560, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 March 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e468 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.6 x 3.5 cm, 0.709 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book collects together for the first time over 20 of James March's key essays, including those co-authorised with R.M. Cyert and J.P. Olsen and others. The coverage ranges from his early work on the behavioural theory of the firm, through conflict and adaptive rules in organizations, to decision-making under ambiguity (including the famed 'garbage can' model).\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: A chronicle of speculations about organizational decision-making 1 \u003cp\u003ePart I The Allocation of Attention\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Organizational structure and pricing behavior in an oligopolistic market 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Models in a behavioral theory of the firm 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Financial adversity, internal competition and curriculum change in a university 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Managerial perspectives on risk and risk-taking 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart II Conflict in Organizations\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 The business firm as a political coalition 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The power of power 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Implementation and ambiguity 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart III Adaptive Rules\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Footnotes to organizational change 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 A model of adaptive organizational search 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Learning from experience in organizations 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Decision-making and postdecision surprises 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart IV Decision-Making under Ambiguity\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The technology of foolishness 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Bounded rationality, ambiguity and the engineering of choice 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 A garbage can model of organizational choice 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 The uncertainty of the past: organizational learning under ambiguity 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Performance sampling in social matches 359\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Ambiguity and accounting: the elusive link between information and decision-making 384\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Information in organizations as signal and symbol 409\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Gossip, information and decision-making 429\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 443\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Business \u0026amp; management [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Business \u0026amp; management\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Business%20\u0026amp;%20management%20%5BKJ%5D%22\"\u003eKJ\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52501439643928,"sku":"9780631168560","price":28.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631168560.jpg?v=1786239031","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/decisions-and-organizations-paperback-softback-9780631168560","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}