James Gardner March
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James Gardner March was an influential American organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| James Gardner March canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4489023 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Gardner March Context triple: [James G. March, fullName, James Gardner March]
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William Nelson
William Nelson was a British nobleman best known as the elder brother and heir of Admiral Horatio Nelson, who was granted the title Duke of Bronté in Sicily.
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Glen Charles
Glen Charles is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sitcom "Cheers."
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William C. Gordon
William C. Gordon was an American lawyer-turned-crime novelist best known for his San Francisco–set detective fiction and his marriage to Chilean author Isabel Allende.
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William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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E.
George Allen Ross
George Allen Ross was a prominent Canadian architect best known as a co-founder of the influential architectural firm Ross and Macdonald.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James Gardner March Target entity description: James Gardner March was an influential American organizational theorist and political scientist known for his work on decision-making, organizational behavior, and the "garbage can" model of organizational choice.
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A.
William Nelson
William Nelson was a British nobleman best known as the elder brother and heir of Admiral Horatio Nelson, who was granted the title Duke of Bronté in Sicily.
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B.
Glen Charles
Glen Charles is an American television writer and producer best known for co-creating the acclaimed sitcom "Cheers."
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C.
William C. Gordon
William C. Gordon was an American lawyer-turned-crime novelist best known for his San Francisco–set detective fiction and his marriage to Chilean author Isabel Allende.
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D.
William M. Rice
William M. Rice was an American businessman and philanthropist best known as the founder and namesake of Rice University in Houston, Texas.
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E.
George Allen Ross
George Allen Ross was a prominent Canadian architect best known as a co-founder of the influential architectural firm Ross and Macdonald.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ organizational theorist ⓘ person ⓘ political scientist ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
management
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public administration ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Honorary doctorate from Uppsala University
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Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Herbert A. Simon
NERFINISHED
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J. G. March NERFINISHED ⓘ Johan P. Olsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael D. Cohen NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard M. Cyert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1928-01-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2018-09-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Wisconsin–Madison
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Yale University ⓘ |
| employer |
Stanford University
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University of California, Irvine NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| familyName | March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
decision-making theory
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organizational behavior ⓘ organizational theory ⓘ political science ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
exploration and exploitation in organizational learning
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logic of appropriateness ⓘ |
| influenced |
management science
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organizational studies ⓘ public policy research ⓘ |
| knownFor |
behavioral theory of the firm
NERFINISHED
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bounded rationality in organizations ⓘ garbage can model of organizational choice NERFINISHED ⓘ organizational learning ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Behavioral Theory of the Firm
NERFINISHED
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Decisions and Organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ Exploration and Exploitation in Organizational Learning NERFINISHED ⓘ Organizations ⓘ The Garbage Can Model of Organizational Choice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Cleveland, Ohio, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Palo Alto, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Dean at the School of Social Sciences, University of California, Irvine
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Professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business ⓘ Professor at Yale University ⓘ Professor of Political Science at Stanford University ⓘ |
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