In “Herbert A. Simon on what ails business schools: More than ‘a problem in organizational design’”, Khurana and Spender (2012) discuss Simon’s key ideas regarding the organizational design of American business schools in the period of Ford and Carnegie Foundations. Simon’s core idea related to business administration and education is in his approach to these issues. Namely, the scholar considers management as a creative art that defines the organization’s design. Social ethics and human creativity are the two elements that play a significant role in Simon’s vision. It should also be noted that interacting with a complex environment, the scholar was able to view art and design in the most difficult conditions and reflect them in decision-making and problem-solving issues, thus composing a comprehensive approach to business management.
Khurana and Spender (2012) state that contemporary management educators neglect the considerations of Simon while they serve as an essential source of establishing the appropriate educational agenda. Beginning with the introduction, the authors point out the contributions of various studies from a chronological perspective. After that, they identify the post-war context to show a reader its key aspects and emphasize that WWW2 made a huge impact on management research. Scientific validity could not be proven in the framework of post-war difficulties. The next section of the research is devoted to the creation of the Graduate School of Industrial Administration (GSIA) and the contemporary business school that created the basis for the modern US business education. The third section refers to Simon’s theory of organizations as well as his experience. Ultimately, Khurana and Spender (2012) focus on change that was made due to Simon’s views as well as his overall impact.
Reference
Khurana, R., & Spender, J. C. (2012). Herbert A. Simon on what ails business schools: More than ‘a problem in organizational design’. Journal of Management Studies, 49(3), 619-639.