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complexity of decision making  

Definition

  • Chester Barnard, author of The Functions of the Executive, may have been the first to adapt the term “decision making” from public administration into the world of private business administration. However, James March and Herbert Simon laid the foundation for the study of managerial decision making. [Source: International Encyclopedia of Organization Studies; Complexity of Decision Making]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-ZFJRM6TR-T

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