Political Science · Public Administration
Which is Not one of the features of rational (comprehensive) decision making, as distinct from Simon's bounded rationality?
- 1. A hierarchical chain of means and ends
- 2. The value-fact dichotomy
- 3. Bounded rationality
- 4. The decision maker as the 'Administrative Man'
AOnly 2
BOnly 3
C3 and 4 ✓ Correct
DOnly 4
Correct answer: (C) 3 and 4 — Items 3 and 4 are not features of the comprehensive rational model, so the answer is 3 and 4.
Explanation
★Items 3 and 4 are not features of the comprehensive rational model, so the answer is 3 and 4.
★The comprehensive rational model assumes full information and the maximising economic man.
★Bounded rationality, item 3, belongs instead to Simon's realistic alternative model.
★The administrative man, item 4, is the decision maker of that bounded rationality model.
★The administrative man satisfices, choosing a good enough rather than the best option.
★A means-ends chain and the value-fact dichotomy do belong to the rational model.
★So bounded rationality and the administrative man mark the bounded, not the comprehensive, model.
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