rationality

Description In this paper, I highlight how popular understandings of neoinstitutionalism as a theory of isomorphism need to be revised as institutionalists have shifted attention towards the study of organizational heterogeneity. As part of this shift, old emphases on arational mimicry and...

Description An action, belief, or desire is rational if we ought to choose it.[1] Rationality is a normative concept that refers to the conformity of one's beliefs with one's reasons to believe, or of one's actions with one's reasons for action. 17 Rationality and Power Bent Flyvbjerg...

Description In its primary sense, rationality is a normative concept that philosophers have generally tried to characterize in such a way that, for any action, belief, or desire, if it is rational we ought to choose it. Research report on Rationality and Power The Aalborg Project may be...

It is a common misconception that the workability of a totally free market economy assumes that human beings are for the most part rational. This assumption has been advocated by the mainstream economic schools, and therefore is assumed by many to be the premise from which free market advocates...