Rationality

The concept of ‘rationality’ has been talked through the centuries. According to Grey (2013), rationality is a big question because of this proposition which has the meaning and difficulties seem to be defining of a whole set of issues which have resonated through both organisation theory and practice ever since. And rationality is the basis of a decision, rational decision makers are objective and logical, they reach the goal that maximises the value. Not only rationality is important to organisations

Rationality, a vague term that is heavily used in classic economic theory as well as planning theory, represents a ‘virtue’ that maximize the utility. There are basically two types of rationality, one is pure rationality, the other one is pragmatic rationality. The pure rationality, often called objective rationality, however, is an unreachable, ideal status that requires perfect knowledge.(Brooks 2002) The pragmatic rationality, which as its name implies, leans more toward daily use. To achieve

past twenty-five years been reframed as an investment in individual futures and one’s market value. However, beyond simply recasting the ‘student as consumer’, many of these accounts point to how neoliberalism has positioned itself as a governing rationality within higher education, thus extending a formulation of economic metrics, values, and practices to every corner of the academe. Today, universities are characterized by waning state support, rising tuition rates, corporate ‘best practices,’ rigid

Rationality is present all days in your life, and you don’t realize it. When you wake up and choose what are you going to wear, what you are going to have for breakfast or at what time you have to go out to work, you are using rationality. We choose depending on how coherent is our choice. “Rationalism in philosophy consists of arriving at substantive conclusions without appealing to any data”, stated Ken Binmore. This means that if we think that something is good, meaning that it is good for everyone

of an individual acting with bounded rationality. This term was introduced by Simon in 1957 (as cited in Tolbert & Hall, 2008) to argue that normative models of decision making, which assume fully rational and objective judgement (Teale, Dispenza, Flynn & Currie, 2003), are unrealistic because human rationality is limited. Parker’s judgement may have seemed rational to him, but it was not rational for the organisation, a subtle distinction about rationality made by Storing (as cited in Tolbert

Unbounded rationality is the rather archaic concept that states humans posses a sort of divine ability to make decisions. It is extremely unrealistic because it assumes humans have a supernatural ability to gather infinite amounts of probabilistic information instantly, and then, using infinite knowledge, perform elaborate calculations in order to arrive at a decision. Despite its gaping flaws, this model of humanity is still used commonly in modern day utility maximization and Bayseian models

especially regarding reason/rationality in relation to capitalism and how it has shaped our present society from replying on traditional methods to becoming more modern and advanced but not without its flaws. Weber main point of focus was on the individual intertwined with culture and the notion of the “ideal type”, he was also concerned about rationalization of the society. Max Weber addressed different themes in his life time but this essay will focus primarily on reason/rationality coupled with capitalism

the Fool behaves as a symbol for King Lear’s rationality and sanity. Throughout the play, Lear’s rationality and sanity quickly diminishes; causing a transformation into a literal fool. After the storm, Lear’s sanity and rationality completely disappear and Lear completes his transformation into the literal fool. The Fool is not present for the remainder of the play because Lear no longer has rationality and sanity. In King Lear, King Lear’s rationality is physically manifested as the Fool; therefore

the sociological movement (Biography.com, 2015). The economist Weber believed that there were six different types of rationality, however only the formal and the substantive one will be covered. Former rationality is based on using rational steps to arrive to the wanted goal. Therefore it is based mainly on logic and past experiences, on the other hand the substantive rationality refers to problem solving by taking into context different values such as ethical or political ones. The different management

According to Mariam-Webster, rationality is the quality or state of being agreeable to reason (Mariam-Webster, n.d.). Like most things, rationality is often gendered. Men are seen as being more rational, while women are seeing as being emotional and intuitive. This idea that women aren’t rational beings is continuously perpetuated within our society through social media platforms, in schools, in the workplace, and even in our everyday interactions. The purpose of this paper is to critique the concept