In this paper we try to raise the question if it would be possible to create a distinctly sociological version of game theory, and what such a theory might look like. By a distinctly sociological version of game theory we mean a game theory that has been developed, methods and all, with...

While the field(s) of management theory and the history of modern ideas in management, business education and organizations have many different intellectual roots, the Carnegie Mellon Behavioral trio (James March, Herbert Simon and Richard Cyert) who founded the behavioral perspective on...

Drawing from letters written over more than 50 years (1942–1994), this book offers a look at the thoughts and correspondence of Herbert A. Simon, one of the giants of twentieth century social science. The selections are letters from Simon’s personal correspondence, including letters to Oskar...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to discuss some of James G. March’s key ideas and extend and integrate them with the works and ideas of John Boyd, whose work is highly relevant to, yet neglected by, behavioral and evolutionary perspectives on decision-making, organizations and strategy....

Herbert Simon (1916-2001), in the course of a long and distinguished career in the social and behavioral sciences, made lasting contributions to many disciplines, including economics, psychology, computer science, and artificial intelligence. In 1978 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in economics...

Although the Behavioral Theory of the Firm has served as continuing stimulus in diverse field of inquiry such as organizational learning, the theory of the firm, and decision making research more generally and there is good reason to expect that this influence continues to remain significant,...