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We have tried to interpret the allocation of attention to decisions ( within structural
constraints ) by means of three main themes : First , we examine attention as
rational action . Attention is a scarce resource ; not everyone can attend to ...
We have tried to interpret the allocation of attention to decisions ( within structural
constraints ) by means of three main themes : First , we examine attention as
rational action . Attention is a scarce resource ; not everyone can attend to ...
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The professionals were frustrated and angered by the CAC ' s failure to
cooperate in the implementation of the rational model . Part of the failure to
implement the rational model is attributable to a lack of data . 9 But , more
fundamentally , the ...
The professionals were frustrated and angered by the CAC ' s failure to
cooperate in the implementation of the rational model . Part of the failure to
implement the rational model is attributable to a lack of data . 9 But , more
fundamentally , the ...
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See also Goals ; Intention ; Purpose Ranking of candidates , 113 – 114 , 124 ,
130 Rational action , 45 - 46 Rational ... See also Style ; Organizational choice
Rationality , 54 , 69 – 71 , 76 – 79 , 89 , 132 , 151 , 376 adaptive , 58 , 59 , 67 ...
See also Goals ; Intention ; Purpose Ranking of candidates , 113 – 114 , 124 ,
130 Rational action , 45 - 46 Rational ... See also Style ; Organizational choice
Rationality , 54 , 69 – 71 , 76 – 79 , 89 , 132 , 151 , 376 adaptive , 58 , 59 , 67 ...
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Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
Organizational Learning and the Ambiguity of the Past | 54 |
The Technology of Foolishness | 69 |
Copyright | |
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Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations James G. March,Johan P. Olsen,Søren Christensen Snippet view - 1979 |
Ambiguity and Choice in Organizations James G. March,Johan P. Olsen,Søren Christensen Snippet view - 1979 |
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