Herbert Roof Northrup

Background

Northrup, Herbert Roof was born on March 6, 1918 in Irvington, New Jersey, United States.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Duke U., 1939; A.M., Harvard University, 1941; Doctor of Philosophy, Harvard University, 1942.

Career

Instructor economics, Cornell Univercity, 1942-1943; senior hearing officer, National War Labor Board, 1943-1945; assistant professor economics, Columbia University, 1945-1949; labor economist, National Industrial Conference Board, 1949-1952; industrial relations consultant, Ebasco Services, 1952-1955; vice president industrial relations, Penn-Texas Corporation, New York City, 1955-1958; employee relations manager, General Electric Company, 1958-1961; professor industry, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1961-1988; professor emeritus, Wharton School University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1988; department chairman industry, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1969; director industrial research unit, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1964-1988; chairman Labor Relations Council, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1968-1985. Consultant and expert witness on manpower, personnel and labor relations problems for many companies. Arbitrator in labor relations disputes.

Achievements

• Herbert Roof Northrup has been listed as a noteworthy economist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

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  • Personnel policies for engineers and scientists: An analysis of major corporate practice (Manpower and human resources studies)

    (This study, N° 63 in the Major Industrial Research Unit S...)

  • Construction Union Tactics to Regain Jobs and Public Policy

    (At the end of World War II, unions held near-monopoly sta...)

  • The Negro in the Tobacco Industry (National and Ethnic Conflict in the 21st Century)

    ( In September 1966 the Ford Foundation announced a major...)

  • Government Protection of Employees Involved in Mergers and Acquisitions (Labor Relations and Public Policy Series)

    (Thorough examination of government protection of employee...)

  • Open shop construction revisited (Major Industrial Research Unit studies)

    (Book by Northrup, Herbert Roof)

  • Negro employment in basic industry;: A study of racial policies in six industries, (Studies of Negro employment)

    (Book by Northrup, Herbert R., Et Al)

  • Negro Employment in Southern Industry: A Study of Racial Policies in Five Industries, (Vol. IV--Studies of Negro Employment)

    (Book by Herbert R. Northrup, et al)

  • Government and labor;: The role of government in union-management relations
  • Negro Employment in Basic Industry: A Study of Racial Policies in Six Industries (Volume I--Studies of Negro Employment)
  • Black and other minority participation in the all-volunteer Navy and Marine Corps (Studies of Negro employment, volume VIII)
  • The Negro in the Aerospace Industry Report No 2
  • Open Shop Construction
  • Organized Labor and the Negro By Herbert R. Northrup ... Foreword by Sumner H. Slichter
  • Open shop construction (Major study - Industrial Research Unit ; no. 54)
  • The Objective Selection of Supervisors: A Study of Informal Industry Practices and Two Models for Improved Supervisor Selection (Manpower and Human)
  • The impact of union-management relations on urban industrial employment: The case of Briggs & Stratton Corporation in Milwaukee (Labor relations and public policy series)
  • Doublebreasted Operations and Pre Hire Agreements in Construction: The Facts and the Law (Major Industrial Research Unit Studies, No. 62a.)
  • Negro Employment in Southern Industry: A Study of Racial Policies in Five Industries, (Vol. IV--Studies of Negro Employment) by Herbert R. Northrup (1970-08-02)
  • The Negro in the Aerospace Industry (The Racial Policies of American Industry)
  • Multinational Collective Bargaining Attempts
  • Organized Labor and the Negro By Herbert R. Northrup ... Foreword by Sumner H. Slichter
  • Multinational Collective Bargaining Attempts: The Record, the Cases, and the Prospects (Multinational Industrial Relations Series)
  • Compulsory Arbitration and Government Intervention in Labor Disputes
  • Open Shop Construction Revisited (Major Industrial Research Unit Studies)
  • Organized Labor and the Negro
  • The Negro in the paper industry, (The Racial policies of American industry, report)
  • Multinational Union Organizations in the Manufacturing and Processing Industries (Multinational Industrial Relations Series, No. 7.)

Membership

Member American Economic Association, Industrial Relations Research Association, American Arbitration Association, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Harvard (New York City). Harvard-Radcliffe (Philadelphia).

University (Washington), Faculty (University Pennsylvania).

Connections

Married Eleanor Pearson, June 3, 1944. Children: James Pearson, Nancy Warren, Jonathan Peter, David Oliver, Philip Wilson.

Spouse:

Eleanor Pearson

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Philip Wilson Northrup

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Jonathan Peter Northrup

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David Oliver Northrup

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James Pearson Northrup

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Nancy Warren Northrup