2019
DOI: 10.1017/pls.2019.17
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Darwin’s bureaucrat

Abstract: The study of bureaucratic behavior—focusing on control, decision-making, and institutional arrangements—has historically leaned heavily on theories of rational choice and bounded rationality. Notably absent from this research, however, is attention to the growing literature on biological and especially evolutionary human behavior. This article addresses this gap by closely examining the extant economic and psychological frameworks—which we refer to as “Adam Smith’s bureaucrat” and “Herbert Simon’s bureaucrat”—… Show more

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“…Second, an evolutionary basis of bureaucratic behavior has recently been reintroduced to the literature, therefore serving as a promising starting point for further theorizing (Smith & Renfro, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Second, an evolutionary basis of bureaucratic behavior has recently been reintroduced to the literature, therefore serving as a promising starting point for further theorizing (Smith & Renfro, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…First, evolutionary theories are now being explored in relation to “other‐regarding” phenomena (Nowak, 2006; Van Vugt & Schaller, 2008). Second, an evolutionary basis of bureaucratic behavior has recently been reintroduced to the literature, therefore serving as a promising starting point for further theorizing (Smith & Renfro, 2019).…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%