Background
Mcgregor, Douglas was born on September 16, 1906 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Murray and Jessie (Knight) Mcgregor.
Mcgregor, Douglas was born on September 16, 1906 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Murray and Jessie (Knight) Mcgregor.
Bachelor of Arts, Wayne University, 1932, Doctor of Laws, 1949. Master of Arts, Harvard, 1933, Doctor of Philosophy, 1935. Student Oberlin College, 1925-1926.
With McGregor Institute (transient laborers’ shelter), Detroit, 1921-1925, 30-32. Station attendant and district manager, retail gasoline merchandising firm, Detroit, 1926-1930. Instructor and tutor in social psychology, Harvard, 1935-1937.
Instructor in psychology, Massachusetts Institute Technology, 1937-1939.
Assistant professor, 1939-1943, associate professor, 1943-1948, professor, 1948, also one of founders of Industrial Relations Section, 1937, executive director, 1946-1948. President Antioch College, 1948-1954.
Professor industrial management Massachusetts Institute Technology, since 1954.
Member of the board Social Science Research Council, New York, 1952-1959, Foundation Research Human Behavior, Ann Arbor, Michigan, since 1954. Fellow American Psychological Association, American Academy Arts, Sciences. Member Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Caroline Ferris, October 6, 1928. Children: Patricia (Mistress Richard Colvard), Peter.