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James G. March

American sociologist (1928-2018) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 90

James Gardner March was an American political scientist, sociologist, and economist.

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2018Died27 September 20182005Herbert Simon AwardAward2001Honorary Doctor of the University of PoitiersAward1997John Gaus AwardAward1968Wilbur Cross MedalAward1928Born15 January 1928

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Herbert Simon Award2005
Honorary Doctor of the University of Poitiers2001
John Gaus Award1997
Wilbur Cross Medal1968
Honorary Doctor of Stockholm University of Economics
Honorary Doctor of the University of Uppsala
Honorary Degree of HEC Paris

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A professor at Stanford University in the Stanford Graduate School of Business and Stanford Graduate School of Education, he is best known for his research on organizations, his seminal work with Richard Cyert on A Behavioral Theory of the Firm, and the organizational decision making model known as the Garbage Can Model.

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United States
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Academics
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Academic
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Deceased
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Lived 1928 to 2018 · aged 90