Carnegie goes to California : advancing and celebrating the work of James G. March / edited by Christine M. Beckman.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Beckman, Christine M., editor.

March, James G., honouree.

Series:

Research in the sociology of organizations ; v.76.

Research in the sociology of organizations ; volume 76

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

March, James G--Criticism and interpretation.

March, James G.

Organizational sociology.

Practical reason.

Sociologists--United States.

Sociologists.

Criticism and interpretation.

United States.

Physical Description:

xx, 307 pages ; 24 cm.

Distribution:

© 2021.

Place of Publication:

Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2021.

Summary:

This volume highlights and builds on many of the complements and alternatives to rationality that March articulated: a technology of foolishness, garbage can modles of decision making, a logic of appropriateness, organizational leaning, and a variety of models of chance and luck.

Contents:

Introduction. Alternatives and Complements to Rationality; Christine M. Beckman Section 1. Building on the post-1970 Legacy of James G. March Chapter 1. Marching to the sea: Little ideas and small innovations in the evolution of amphibious operations; Mie Augier and Sean F.X. Barrett Chapter 2. Management systems for exploration and exploitation; M. Diane Burton and Charles A. O'Reilly III Chapter 3. Adaptive rationality, garbage cans, and the policy process; Scott C. Ganz Chapter 4. 'Fools' with impossible goals: Mobilizing March's technology of foolishness to tackle grand challenges; Yanfei Hu and Claus Rerup Chapter 5. The variance of variance; Chengwei Liu and Chia-Jung Tsay Chapter 6. Truth, beauty and justice in models of social action; Mark Zbaracki, Lee Watkiss, Cameron McAlpine, and Julian Barg Chapter 7. The Logic of Appropriateness

a Central Concept in Institutional Theory; Tom Christensen and Per Lægreid Chapter 8. Bringing the logic of appropriateness into the lab: An experimental study of behavior and cognition; Daniel A. Newark and Markus C. Becker Section 2. Reflections on Jim March as a Teacher and Educator Chapter 9. James March's lessons on teaching; Thierry Weil Chapter 10. A few notes on Jim March as a mentor; Mie Augier Chapter 11. A personal reflection on my long relationship with Jim March; Zur Shapira Chapter 12. Learning about scholarship and being a scholar: The courage of foolishness; Sim B Sitkin Conclusion. Pictures at an Exhibition; Daniel A. Newark.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Carnegie goes to California.

ISBN:

1800439792

9781800439795

9781800439788

1800439784

9781800439801

1800439806

OCLC:

1255777709