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Organization development : its nature,origins,and prospects.
By: Bennis, Warren G
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BookSeries: Addison-Wesley series on organization development.Publisher: Addison-Wesley, 1969Description: 87p.,ill.,21cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0201005239; 9780201005233.Subject(s): Sociology & anthropologyDDC classification: 658.4 BEN
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| General lending | MTU Kerry North Campus Library First Floor Main | 658.4 BEN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 38888000154066 |
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Warren Bennis was born in the Bronx, New York on March 8, 1925. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army, completed officers' training, and became one of the youngest platoon leaders to serve in Europe. He was awarded both a Purple Heart and a Bronze Star. He received a bachelor's degree from Antioch College in Ohio in 1951 and a doctorate in economics from M.I.T. As an educator, he taught organizational studies at Harvard University, Boston University, and the M.I.T. Sloan School of Management. He was a professor of business administration at The University of Southern California for more than 30 years.He wrote more than 30 books on leadership including On Becoming a Leader, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, and Why Leaders Can't Lead. He also wrote a memoir entitled Still Surprised. He advised several presidents and business executives on the essence of successful leadership including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Gerald R. Ford, Ronald Reagan and Howard D. Schultz, the chief executive of Starbucks. Bennis died on July 31, 2014 at the age of 89.
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