The Confluence of Rationality and Justification in Organizational Phenomena

This essay attempts to prove the prevalence of the confluence of rationality seeking and justification behavior in various organizations by reviewing and reinterpreting the existing studies. To that end, first, a number of outcroppings of rationality seeking and justification behavior in organizational phenomena are illustrated at individual and organizational levels of analysis as well as cross-level of analysis. Second, the functional and the dysfunctional aspects of justification are discussed in some detail. Finally, this essay provides some suggestions for future studies from the nonrational or irrational viewpoint of organizations.

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Submission Date: 1990-08-20

Revised Date: 1990-10-05

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Vol.9 No.1

The Confluence of Rationality and Justification in Organizational Phenomena

Abstract

Korean Journal of Psychology: General