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Lawrence, Paul Roger was born on April 26, 1922 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Cyrus and Clara (Luther) Lawrence.
(With glasnot creating a warming trend in US-USSR relation...)
With glasnot creating a warming trend in US-USSR relations, and perestroika attempting to breathe new life into the Soviet political and economic system, there has never been a better time for doing business with the Soviet Union. The number of joint ventures between the superpowers is increasing and there is a growing need for improved mutual understanding of the business and cultural norms of each country. Behind the Factory Walls is a detailed comparative study of management techniques in the United States and the Soviet Union. It documents the first time that American management scholars have conducted in-depth field research in Soviet factories, and the first time their Soviet counterparts have done the same in this country. The result is a fascinating look at how management decisions are made-how managers in each country develop business plans, hire and fire personnel, make capital investment decisions, and introduce new products into the marketplace. Managing joint ventures is always difficult, but especially so for US and Soviet firms with no shared cultural heritage and a scanty base of common management knowledge. Consequently, each tends to hold distorted views about the other. For example, US managers tend to assume that Western methods are inherently superior and that the Soviets can teach them very little about management techniques. Their Soviet counterparts, on the other hand, often believe that American managers are successful mainly because they are not subjected to government intervention and have unlimited resources at their disposal. Behind the Factory Walls addresses these and other misunderstandings to help US and Soviet managers cooperate effectively in the management of joint ventures. Profitable business opportunities in the USSR are available for American firms willing to devote the necessary time and resources. Large markets are opening, managerial resources are available, and the currency problems are being addressed. But US companies must realize that successful joint ventures will depend on a creative blend of management practices drawn from both cultures. This book will give managers the understanding and insight necessary to do business in the Soviet Union.
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(A detailed comparative study of management techniques in ...)
A detailed comparative study of management techniques in the United States and the Soviet Union. The authors discuss how management decisions are made - how managers in each country develop business plans, hire and fire personnel and make capital investment decisions.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0875842240/?tag=2022091-20
(A touchstone for understanding how we behave on the job T...)
A touchstone for understanding how we behave on the job This is a stimulating and provocative book in bringing together important ideas from different fields, and, thereby, giving us a whole new slant on human nature. Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus and Senior Lecturer, MIT In this astonishing, provocative, and solidly researched book, two Harvard Business School professors synthesize 200 years of thought along with the latest research drawn from the biological and social sciences to propose a new theory, a unified synthesis of human nature. Paul Lawrence and Nitin Nohria have studied the way people behave in that most fascinating arena of human behavior - the workplace-and from their work they produce a book that examines the four separate and distinct emotive drives that guide human behavior and influence the choices people make: the drives to acquire, bond, learn, and defend. They ultimately show that, just as advances in information technology have spurred the New Economy in the last quarter of the twentieth century, current advances in biology will be the key to understanding humans and organizations in the new millennium.
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(The author applies the four drive theory of human behavio...)
The author applies the four drive theory of human behavior (to acquire, to defend, to comprehend, to bond) to the leadership realm, and explains the history of leadership in political, economic, and symbolic institutions as a result of one of three types of leadership: good leadership, misguided leadership; and evil leadership. This innovative book outlines a framework of human behavior that can be used to cultivate stellar leadership/leaders which balances the four drives while avoiding negative leadership and leaders who are missing the drive to bond.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0470623845/?tag=2022091-20
organizational behavior educator
Lawrence, Paul Roger was born on April 26, 1922 in Rochelle, Illinois, United States. Son of Howard Cyrus and Clara (Luther) Lawrence.
Student, Grand Rapids Junior College, 1939-1941; AB, Albion College, 1943; Master of Business Administration, Harvard University, 1947; Distributed control system, Harvard University, 1950.
Member of faculty, Harvard University Business School, Boston, 1947-1991; assistant professor, Harvard University Business School, Boston, 1951-1956; associate professor, Harvard University Business School, Boston, 1956-1961; professor organizational behavior, Harvard University Business School, Boston, 1961-1968; Donham professor organizational behavior, Harvard University Business School, Boston, 1968; retired, 1991.
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Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1946. Fellow Academy Management. Member American Sociological Association.
Married Martha G. Stiles, December 14, 1948. Children: Anne Talcott, William Stiles.