Zey, Mary.

Rational choice theory and organizational theory : a critique / Mary Zey. - Thousand Oaks : Sage Publications, c1998. - xii, 137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

1. Introduction
2. Individual Rationality versus Collective Rationality
3. Basic Characteristics of Rational Choice Models versus Organizational Theories
4. Critique of Rational Choice Theory's Explanation of Social Relationships
5. Rational Systems of Organization and Rational Choice Economic Theories of Organizations
6. Criticisms of Rational Choice Models

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

0803951353 (cloth : acidfree paper) 0803951361 (pbk. : acidfree paper)

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Rational choice theory.
Economic man.
Organizational sociology.

HB846.8 / .Z49 1998

153.8/3 / ZEY