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
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.
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- In Collections
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G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection
- Copyright Status
- In Copyright
- Date Published
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2009-05-07
- Interviewees
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Wickert, Frederic R. (Frederic Robinson), 1912-
- Interviewers
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Ferris, Maxine S.
- Subjects
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Wickert, Frederic R. (Frederic Robinson), 1912-
Michigan State University
World War (1939-1945)
College teaching
Curriculum planning
Educational attainment
Labor productivity--Research
Organizational behavior--Study and teaching
Michigan--East Lansing
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Sound recordings
- Language
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English
- Extent
- 01:00:19
- Venue Note
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Recorded on May 07, 2006, as part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.
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Vincent Voice Library
- Call Number
- Voice 15674
- Catalog Record
- http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b7070993
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