Herbert A. Simon Quote

Organizations are systems of coordinated action among individuals and groups whose preferences, information, interests, or knowledge differ. Organization theories describe the delicate conversion of conflict into cooperation, the mobilization of resources, and the coordination of effort that facilitate the joint survival of an organization and its members.

Simon (1993. p. 2); Cited in Mario Catalani, Giuseppe F. Clerico (1996) Decision making structures. p. 1.