[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...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Michigan State University. Faculty Emeriti Association. Oral History Project
Other Authors: Wickert, Frederic R. (Frederic Robinson), 1912- (Interviewee)
Ferris, Maxine S. (Interviewer)
Language:English
Published: [2009]
Subjects:
Wickert, Frederic R. > (Frederic Robinson), > 1912- > Interviews.
Michigan State University > Faculty > Interviews.
Wickert, Frederic R. > (Frederic Robinson), > 1912- > Childhood and youth.
Educational attainment.
Labor productivity > Research.
World War, 1939-1945 > Personal narratives, American.
College teaching > Michigan > East Lansing.
Organizational behavior > Study and teaching.
Curriculum planning.
Oral histories.
Genre:
Interviews.
Personal narratives, American.
Oral histories.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - All users (Michigan State University Libraries)
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of the MSU Faculty Emeriti Association.
Physical Description:1 electronic audio file (60 min., 19 sec.) : digital, WAV, MP3 files.
Format: Audio Software
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Summary:
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.
Note:Title supplied.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Voice 15674
Playing Time:01:00:19
System Details:Mode of Access: World Wide Web.
Participant or Performer:
Interviewee, Frederic R. Wickert ; interviewer, Maxine S. Ferris.
Event Details:
Recorded on May 07, 2006, as part of the Michigan State University Faculty Emeriti Association Oral History Project.