Herbert Simon Suggested That Comprehensive Planning Was Neither Feasible nor Useful

question 29

Multiple Choice

Herbert Simon suggested that comprehensive planning was neither feasible nor useful and that "suboptimizing" was a more reasonable alternative. Which of the following is the best description of "suboptimizing"?

• A) Identifying and analyzing all alternatives
• B) The development of goals and objectives that are comprehensive
• C) The selection of an alternative that achieves some of the desired goals
• D) Recognizing the ways in which the client is not optimizing their potential

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