Which Statement Best Describes the Beliefs of Herbert Simon

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Multiple Choice

Which statement best describes the beliefs of Herbert Simon?

• A) "Administration consists of proportions as to how men would behave if they wished their activity to result in the greatest attainment of administrative objectives with scarce means."
• B) "The most successful organizations tended to maintain states of differentiation and integration consistent with the diversity of the parts of the environment and the required interdependence of these parts."
• C) "The only meaningful way to study an organization is to study it as a system."
• D) "To be stable, a cultural change has to penetrate all aspects of a nation's life."

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Definitions:

Associate Status

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Commercial Products

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Max Weber

A German sociologist, philosopher, and political economist whose works significantly contributed to the development of social science and the study of sociology and capitalism.