Ambiguity and Choice in OrganizationsScandinavian University Press, 1979 - 408 pages |
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... produced by preferences . If something happened , someone wanted it to happen . Different intentions will produce different outcomes . Better intentions will produce better outcomes . The converse position is three fold : First , the ...
... produced by preferences . If something happened , someone wanted it to happen . Different intentions will produce different outcomes . Better intentions will produce better outcomes . The converse position is three fold : First , the ...
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... produced a wandering history . This wandering was , however , not random . We believe that the studies described above suggest some significant implications of the ideas of anarchy and decisions as artifacts . The process drifted . The ...
... produced a wandering history . This wandering was , however , not random . We believe that the studies described above suggest some significant implications of the ideas of anarchy and decisions as artifacts . The process drifted . The ...
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... produced a stability in outcomes despite the flow of participants . In several of the cases , the time span was considerably longer than the tenure of a particular office - holder . The administrative hierarchy of the university ...
... produced a stability in outcomes despite the flow of participants . In several of the cases , the time span was considerably longer than the tenure of a particular office - holder . The administrative hierarchy of the university ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
People Problems Solutions and the Ambiguity | 24 |
Attention and the Ambiguity of Selfinterest | 38 |
Copyright | |
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