Dr. Frederic R. Wickert discusses his international career as a Professor of Psychology and administrator in the Graduate School of Business Administration at Michigan State University

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Description:

Wickert talks about his childhood in Chicago, obtaining a Psychology degree from UCLA in 1933 and a graduate degree form the University of Chicago. He shares work experiences and comments on the Hawthorne experiments at Western Electric. Wickert served as a replacement-training officer during World War II and joined the Psychology Department at MSU in 1947. He joined the Management School in 1960 developing organizational psychology programs around the world in cooperation with the State Department, Peace Corp and MSU international outreach efforts.

Date Issued:

2009-05-07T00:00:00Z

Data Provider:

Michigan State University. Libraries

Collection:

G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Place:

Michigan and East Lansing

Subject Topic:

Childhood and youth, Faculty, Educational attainment, Labor productivity, Research, World War, 1939-1945, College teaching, Organizational behavior, Study and teaching, and Curriculum planning

Subject Name:

Wickert, Frederic R. (Frederic Robinson), 1912-, Wickert, Frederic R. (Frederic Robinson), 1912-, and Michigan State University

Subject Genre:

Interviews, Interviews, and Personal narratives, American

Language:

English

Rights:

In Copyright

URL:

https://n2t.net/ark:/85335/m5280501v