Charles Andrew Myers (Sept. 10, 1913 - April 2, 2000Professor Myers of Sloan, economics is dead at age 87
at mit.edu. May 3, 2000. Accessed 05.02.2015.) was an American labor economist, and Professor of Labor Economics at the

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, known from his study on "Management in the industrial world," published in 1959 and his work on labor and management.Machlup, Fritz. ''Frederick Harris Harbison (1912-1976).'' Philadelphia : American Philosophical Society, 1977.

Life and work

Born in

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to Charles Emory Myers and Christine Bidelspacher, Myers obtained his BA in economics in 1934 from the

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. Subsequently, he obtained his PhD in 1939 at the

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. After his graduation in 1939, Myers started his academic career as instructor in economics and social science at

. He was promoted assistant professor of industrial relations in 1941. associate professor in 1944, full professor in 1949, and Sloan Fellows Professor of Management in 1967. From 1948 to 1964 he was also director of the Industrial Relations Section. He also served as charter member of the

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. Myers was elected Fellow of the

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. In 1962 he was elected president of the Industrial Relations Research Association.

Selected publications

* Myers, Charles Andrew, and George P. Shultz. ''The dynamics of a labor market: a study of the impact of employment changes on labor mobility, job satisfactions, and company and union policies.'' Prentice-Hall, 1951. * Harbison, Frederick Harris, and Charles Andrew Myers. ''Management in the industrial world: An international analysis.'' New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 1959. * Harbison, Frederick Harris, and Charles Andrew Myers. ''Education, manpower, and economic growth: Strategies of human resource development''. Tata McGraw-Hill Education, 1964. * Pigors, Paul John William, and Charles Andrew Myers. ''Personnel administration; a point of view and a method.'' (1969). * Myers, Charles Andrew, and Subbiah Kannappan. ''Industrial relations in India.'' Asia Publishing House, 1970. Articles, a selection * Kerr, C., Harbison, F. H., Dunlop, J. T., & Myers, C. A. (1960). "Industrialism and industrial man." ''Int'l Lab. Rev.,'' 82, 236. * Harbison, Frederick, and Charles A. Myers. "Management in the industrial world." ''The International Executive'' 2.1 (1960): 9–10.'

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