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... goals ; and that choice should be based on a consistent theory of the relation between action and its consequences . Every tool of management decision that is currently a part of management science , operations research , or decision ...
... goals ; and that choice should be based on a consistent theory of the relation between action and its consequences . Every tool of management decision that is currently a part of management science , operations research , or decision ...
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... goals . Goals are thrust upon the intelligent man . We ask that he act in the name of goals . We ask that he keep his goals consistent . We ask that his actions be oriented to his goals . We ask that a social system amalgamate individual ...
... goals . Goals are thrust upon the intelligent man . We ask that he act in the name of goals . We ask that he keep his goals consistent . We ask that his actions be oriented to his goals . We ask that a social system amalgamate individual ...
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... goals at the same time as we treat goals as a way of justifying action . It is an intuitively plausible and simple idea , but one that is not immediately within the domain of standard normative theories of intelligent choice ...
... goals at the same time as we treat goals as a way of justifying action . It is an intuitively plausible and simple idea , but one that is not immediately within the domain of standard normative theories of intelligent choice ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 7 |
People Problems Solutions and the Ambiguity | 24 |
Attention and the Ambiguity of Selfinterest | 38 |
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