This article evaluates Herbert A. Simon’s contribution to organization theory, placing special emphasis on the criterion of bounded rationality. Simon’s criticism of the orthodox version of organizational bureaucracy is interpreted and his analysis is extended to institutional economics. One...

This article evaluates Herbert A. Simon’s contribution to organization theory, placing special emphasis on the criterion of bounded rationality. Simon’s criticism of the orthodox version of organizational bureaucracy is interpreted and his analysis is extended to institutional economics. One...

This article evaluates Herbert A. Simon's contribution to organization theory, placing special emphasis on the criterion of bounded rationality. Simon's criticism of the orthodox version of organizational bureaucracy is interpreted and his analysis is extended to institutional economics. One of...

Braun (this issue) argues that the traditional accounting principles underlying the revenue-expense approach such as Historical Cost and Conservatism are ecologically rational in that they help organizations survive better in uncertain economic environments. More importantly, he argues that the...

In this paper we contend that – contrary to what argued by a vast part of the literature – computer software and, more in general, digital goods (i.e. symbolic strings on an electronic medium with some eco- nomic value) do not present the characteristics of a public good as they do not...

En este documento se hace un análisis de la visión neoclásica, con respecto al modo en que los agentes deciden, enfatizando en que los supuestos premian la formalización en detrimento del poder de representación del modelo. Siguiendo los estudios de Kahneman y Tversky (1973, 1979, 1984),...

Se pretende argumentar la importancia que tienen las personas en la organización, a partirde la definición del concepto de persona como individuo y de su visión a través de la historia.Se hace claridad con relación a su concepción como un recurso más, citando lo que variosespecialistas...

The success of the scientific community challenges in many ways our theories of social cooperation and public goods production. It is a very large scale, decentralized, international organization lacking any central management or a formalized legislative or rule-enforcement body. Even the...

India has the world's second largest urban population (after China). This paper shows the large disparities within this urban population in health related indicators. It shows the disparities for child and maternal health, provision for health care and housing conditions between the poorest...

Contemporary Sudanese society endures many hardships which are manifested in economic retraction, inflation, recession and stagflation. However, social conflicts are also manifested in simple man's daily complaints to open rebellions. Most academicians agree on one point, that the society...