Administrative Behavior or Straight from the Stacks

Administrative Behavior: A Study of Decision-Making Processes in Administrative Organizations

Author: Herbert Alexander Simon

In this fourth edition of his ground-breaking work, Herbert A. Simon applies his pioneering theory of human choice and administrative decision-making to concrete organizational problems. To commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the book's original publication, Professor Simon enhances his timeless observations on the human decision-making process with commentaries examining new facets of organizational behavior. Investigating the impact of changing social values and modem technology on the operation of organizations, the new ideas featured in this revised edition update a book that has become a worldwide classic.

Named by Public Administration Review as "Book of the Half Century," Administrative Behavior is considered one of the most influential books on social science thinking, and was referred to by the Nobel Committee as "epoch-making."

Written for managers and other professionals who wish to understand the decision-making processes at the heart of organization and management, it is also essential reading for students in business and management, economics, sociology, psychology computer science, government, and law.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction to the Fourth Edition
	Preface to the First Edition
	Acknowledgments
I	Decision-Making and Administrative Organization	1
	Commentary on Chapter I	17
II	Some Problems of Administrative Theory	29
	Commentary on Chapter II	50
III	Fact and Value in Decision-Making	55
	Commentary on Chapter III	68
IV	Rationality in Administrative Behavior	72
	Commentary on Chapter IV	87
V	The Psychology of Administrative Decisions	92
	Commentary on Chapter V	118
VI	The Equilibrium of the Organization	140
	Commentary on Chapter VI	151
VII	The Role of Authority	177
	Commentary on Chapter VII	202
VIII	Communication	208
	Commentary on Chapter VIII	223
IX	The Criterion of Efficiency	250
	Commentary on Chapter IX	272
X	Loyalties and Organizational Identification	278
	Commentary on Chapter X	296
XI	The Anatomy of Organization	305
	Commentary on Chapter XI	329
Appendix	What Is an Administrative Science?	356
	Index	361

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Straight from the Stacks: A First-Hand Guide to Careers in Library and Information Science

Author: Laura Townsend Kan

Discussing career paths, everyday duties, and qualities for succeeding, this useful overview offers anyone entering the profession inspiration as well as hard-hitting career-building information. Firsthand accounts from real-life librarians in a variety of information science disciplines make this career guide come alive, and sample job descriptions offer a reality check for those committed to understanding an ever-changing array of possibilities.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Public Librarianship	1
2	School Media Librarianship/Child and Young Adult Librarianship	24
3	Academic Librarianship	47
4	Nontraditional Librarianship: Corporate and Freelance	79
5	Medical and Law Librarianship	101
6	Library Directorship	135