Paul Roger Lawrence (April 26, 1922 – November 1, 2011) was an American sociologist, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the

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, and consultant, known from his work with

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on "Differentiation and integration in complex organizations."Evans, James Robert, and William M. Lindsay. ''The management and control of quality.'' (1996).

Biography

Born in Rochelle,

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, Lawrence obtained his A.B. from

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in 1943, and after

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his MBA in 1947 and his PhD in 1950.CV: Paul R. Lawrence
at prlawrence.com. Accessed January 28, 2015. After graduation Lawrence started his lifelong academic career at Harvard University in 1947 as Instructor. He was appointed assistant professor in 1950, Associate Professor in 1956, and Full Professor in 1960. From 1967 to 1991 he was Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Organizational Behavior. He has been visiting professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, and at the University of California, Berkeley in 1984. From 1975 to 1993 he has also been Director at

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, and from 1991 to 1995 Director at the Hollingsworth & Vose Paper Company. Lawrence was elected Fellow of the

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, and of the International Academy of Management, and member of the

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and the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics.

Selected publications

*Turner, Arthur N., and Paul R. Lawrence. ''Industrial jobs and the worker.'' Harvard Univ., 1965. *Davis, S. M., Lawrence, P. R., Kolodny, H., & Beer, M. (1977). ''Matrix'' (Vol. 1115). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley. *Lawrence, Paul R., and

. ''Organization and Environment: Managing Differentiation and Integration.'' Harvard Business School Classics. (1986). ;Articles, a selection *Lawrence, Paul R., and

. "Differentiation and integration in complex organizations." ''Administrative science quarterly'' (1967): 1-47. *Lawrence, Paul R., and

. "Managing differentiation and integration." ''Organization and environment'' (1967). *Johnston, Russell, and Paul R. Lawrence. "Beyond vertical integration–the rise of the value-adding partnership." Thompson, G.(et al.)(Eds.), ''Markets, hierarchies and networks, The Coordination of Social Life,'' Sage, London (1991): 193–202.

References

External links

Harvard Business School Professor Paul. R. Lawrence Dies at 89
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Archives and records

Paul R. Lawrence papers
at Baker Library Special Collections, Harvard Business School. {{DEFAULTSORT:Lawrence, Paul Roger 1922 births 2011 deaths American business theorists American sociologists Albion College alumni Harvard Business School alumni Harvard University faculty People from Rochelle, Illinois