Rational Decision Making in Business Organizations
@article{Simon1978RationalDM, title={Rational Decision Making in Business Organizations}, author={Herbert A. Simon}, journal={The American Economic Review}, year={1978}, volume={69}, pages={493-513} }
Lecture to the memory of Alfred Nobel, December 8, 1978(This abstract was borrowed from another version of this item.)
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