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Kahn, Robert Louis was born on March 28, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of George Arthur and Mabel Jeanette Kahn.
(Analyzes the essential problems of human organizations--t...)
Analyzes the essential problems of human organizations--the motivation to work, the resolution of conflict, the exercise of leadership, and the creation of organizational change. Examines the relations between organizations and their environments, the effect of organizational demands and opportunities on individual health, and the experimental development of organizational alternatives to conventional bureaucratic structure. Applies theoretical principles to concrete organizational problems, illustrating with research findings.
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Kahn, Robert Louis was born on March 28, 1918 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of George Arthur and Mabel Jeanette Kahn.
Bachelor, University Michigan, 1939. Master of Arts, University Michigan, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, University Michigan, 1952.
Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1985.
Teacher High School, Detroit, 1940—1941. Survey director Work Projects Administration, 1941—1942. Survey analyst United States Bureau of the Census, Washington, 1942—1948.
Professor, research scientist University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1948—1988, professor, research scientist, emeritus, since 1988. Board member Westport Advisory Limited, Palm Beach Gardens, since 1990, Buck Institute on Aging, Novato, California, 1991. Board member, vice president SPRY Foundation, Washington, 1992.
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Fellow: Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Institute Medicine National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Science.
Married Beatrice Hilary Goldstein, August 25, 1940. Children: Judith, Marcia, Janet.