Herbert Simon y la economía organizacional

Estrada, Fernando (2006): Herbert Simon y la economía organizacional. Published in: Cuadernos de Economía , Vol. XXIV, No. 46 (17 June 2007): pp. 67-85.

Abstract

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 Simon’s main achievements in organizational theory consisted of analytically evaluating the psychology of individual and collective behaviour, thereby opening up the way for future investigation by D. Kahneman and T. Schelling.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: Herbert Simon and the organizational economic
• Language: Spanish
• Keywords: Herbert A. Simon, organization, limited rationality, decision theory, institutional economics
• Subjects: D - Microeconomics > D2 - Production and Organizations > D23 - Organizational Behavior ; Transaction Costs ; Property Rights; B - History of Economic Thought, Methodology, and Heterodox Approaches > B5 - Current Heterodox Approaches > B52 - Institutional ; Evolutionary; D - Microeconomics > D7 - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making > D79 - Other; A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A11 - Role of Economics ; Role of Economists ; Market for Economists

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