Frederick H. Harbison

Frederick H. Harbison
Born (1912-12-18)December 18, 1912
Sewickley, Pennsylvania
Died May 4, 1976(1976-05-04) (aged 63)
Nationality American
Institutions Princeton University
University of Chicago
Field Labor economics
Alma mater Princeton University

Frederick Harris Harbison (December 18, 1912 – April 5, 1976) was an American labor economist, and Professor of Labor Economics at Princeton University. He was known from his study on "Management in the industrial world," published in 1959 and his work on labor and management.[1][2]

Harbison was born in Sewickley, Pennsylvania to Ralph and Helen Harbison, where he father was brick manufacturer. He obtained his AB in economics in 1934 from Princeton University, where in 1940 he also obtained his PhD in the thesis on Labor Relations in the Iron and Steel Industry.[3]

In World War II Harbison served in the Office of Production Management, at the War Labor Board, at the Petroleum Administration for War, and at the Army Service Forces. In 1945 he started his academic career as Professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. In 1955 he moved to Princeton University, where he was Professor of Economics and International Affairs, until 1976. He served as Members of the Organization of American States Task Force on Education, Science, and Culture in the John F. Kennedy administration in 1962.

Selected publications

Articles, a selection

References

  1. Hofstede, Geert. "Culture and organizations." International Studies of Management & Organization (1980): 15-41.
  2. Machlup, Fritz. Frederick Harris Harbison (1912–1976). Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1977.
  3. National Academy of Education (1978) Proceedings of the National Academy of Education. p. 128.


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