rationality
41bounded rationality — UK US noun [U] ► ECONOMICS the theory that people can understand only a limited amount of information within a limited amount of time, and for this reason they do not always make the best decisions, especially in complicated situations: »Managers …
42functional rationality — A concept originating in the work of Max Weber and used by Jürgen Habermas in his development of Parsonsian social theory. It refers to the rationality of the social system, developing by differentiation and reintegration through the media of… …
43bounded rationality — The type of rationality that most people (or organizations) resort to when faced with complex decisions in fast moving, real life situations where perfect information is unavailable. Given these constraints, decision makers will be content to… …
44bounded rationality — The type of rationality that most people (or organizations) resort to when faced with complex decisions in fast moving, real life situations where perfect information is unavailable. Given these constraints, decision makers will be content to… …
45Noether's theorem on rationality for surfaces — In mathematics, Noether s theorem on rationality for surfaces is a classical result of Max Noether on complex algebraic surfaces, giving a criterion for a rational surface. Let S be an algebraic surface that is non singular and projective.… …
46Technological rationality — is a philosophical idea postulated by Herbert Marcuse in his 1941 article, Some Implications of Modern Technology , published first in the journal Studies in Philosophy and Social Sciences, Vol. IX. It gained mainstream repute and a more holistic …
47instrumental rationality — noun A specific form of rationality focusing on the most efficient or cost effective means to achieve a specific end, but not in itself reflecting on the value of that end …
48bounded rationality — According to the rational exchange postulates associated with the organizational theory of Herbert A. Simon (see Models of Bounded Rationality, 1982), there are cognitive limits to the ability of people to pursue wholly rational purposeful… …
49substantive rationality — See formal rationality …
50rationalities — rationality …
