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The problem can be approached initially either by inquiring into the properties of the choosing organism, or by inquiring into the environment of choice.

— Herbert A. Simon

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The function of knowledge in the decision-making process is to determine which consequences follow upon which of the alternative strategies.

The criterion of efficiency dictates that choice of alternatives which produces the largest result for the given application of resources.

The behaviour of individuals is the tool with which the organisation achieves its targets.

Decision making processes are aimed at finding courses of action that are feasible or satisfactory in the light of multiple goals and constraints.

We need to augment and amend the existing body of classical and neoclassical economic theory to achieve a more realistic picture of economic process.

Herbert A. Simon (1986)

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