ABSTRACT
Before the publication of Herbert Simon's text, Administrative Behavior, in 1957,[1] most scholars showed little interest in decision making at the low levels in organizations. This surprisingly was due to the influence of the politics-administration dichotomy, which caused the focus to be on decision making at the highest level in organizations where policy was formulated. Simon's work, however, adjusted the focus when he asserted that decision making constituted the core of administration, and that the process was the same throughout the organization.[2] Decision making is one of most frequently discussed topics in public administration.
