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James Gardner MarchProfessor Emeritus, Stanford University
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Biography of James Gardner March
James Gardner March, born in 1928 in Cleveland, Ohio, is an Honorary Professor at Stanford University, where he has been teaching since 1970. He is renowned for his research in the field of organization and the organizational decision-making process. March is also the author of nine books of poetry and several films.
March earned his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Wisconsin and his doctorate from Yale University. He has gained significant respect for developing a broad theoretical approach that combines psychological theories with other behavioral sciences. As a prominent advocate of the Carnegie School, an intellectual movement in the 1950s and 1960s, he collaborated with cognitive psychologist Herbert Simon, resulting in several works on organization theory.
March is also known for his prolific work on the behavioral approach within the theory of the firm, alongside Richard Cyert in 1963. In 1972, March worked with Johan P. Olsen and Michael D. Cohen on the system-anarchic approach to organizational decision-making, known as the "Garbage Can Model."
His research focuses on understanding how decisions are made by individuals, groups, organizations, companies, and society. March investigates factors that influence decision-making, including risk orientation, leadership, uncertainty of the present and past, politics, and corporate interests of stakeholders. He also explores issues related to consultation, organizational and individual learning, and the balance between research and exploitation in organizations.
As a teacher and educator himself, James March's research also covers various aspects of university leadership and other pedagogical problems. He interacts and communicates using various forms, such as books, articles, interactive seminars, films, and even poetry.
Personal Life and Achievements
James March is the father of four children and has nine grandchildren. He has worked on faculties of Carnegie Institute of Technology, University of California, Irvine, and Stanford University since 1953. He has been elected a member of the National Academy of Science, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Education, and the National Science Board. March is also a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
He has been awarded honorary doctorates from various universities, including Copenhagen Business School, Swedish School of Economics in Helsinki, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Bergen, Uppsala University, Helsinki School of Economics, Dublin City University, Göteborg University, University of Poitiers, University of Trento, University of Southern Denmark, Budapest University of Economics, York University in Toronto, Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris, Ramon Llull University in Barcelona, Lappeenranta University of Technology, and Stockholm School of Economics.
