What is it about?

When Simon entered the University of Chicago as an undergraduate in 1934, Frank Knight was the Head of the Department of Economics. Their interaction was oblique and indirect, but fundamental to Simon's career.

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Why is it important?

Simon's story of his intellectual development was carefully crafted and may have erased several crucial aspects.

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This is part of a career long project about how managers think about what they are doing. The project is far from concluded. Paying attention to Knight's thinking opens up new avenues.

Professor J. -C. Spender
Akademia Leona Kozminskiego

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This page is a summary of: Simon and Knight, April 2024, Edward Elgar Publishing,
DOI: 10.4337/9781800370685.00014.
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