Paul R. Lawrence (1) (1922–2011)
Author of Driven: How Human Nature Shapes Our Choices
For other authors named Paul R. Lawrence, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Image credit: Paul R. Lawrence [credit: Webb Chappell]
Works by Paul R. Lawrence
Organization and Environment: Managing Differentiation and Integration (Harvard Business School Classics) (1967) 29 copies
Driven to Lead: Good, Bad, and Misguided Leadership (J-B Warren Bennis Series) (2010) 22 copies, 1 review
Organizational Behavior and Administration: Cases and Readings (Irwin series in management and the behavioral sciences) (1976) 9 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- Lawrence, Paul R.
- Legal name
- Lawrence, Paul Roger
- Birthdate
- 1922-04-26
- Date of death
- 2011-11-01
- Gender
- male
- Education
- Albion College
Harvard Business School - Occupations
- sociologist
- Organizations
- Harvard Business School
Harvard University
Millipore Corporation
Academy of Management
International Academy of Management
American Sociological Association (show all 9)
Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics
United States Navy (WWII)
Macro Organizational Behavior Society - Awards and honors
- Harvard Business School's Distinguished Service Award (1997)
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- New Rochelle, Illinois, USA
- Places of residence
- Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA - Place of death
- Bedford, Massachusetts, USA
- Burial location
- Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Massachusetts, USA
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Reviews
A good book on leadership, starting from darwinian concepts and elaborating them (sometimes too copious) with historical examples. Too bad the organizational point of view is not faced with much depth.
Uses a basis of neurology and other disciplines to define what drives human beings. It breaks it down into four fundamental drives that sometimes intermingle, but can't be further simplified. These are the Drive to Acquire, the Drive to Bond, the Drive to Learn, and the Drive to Defend. The book uses this information to tell you how to best manage people. That is the vibe I got from it.
The book devotes three chapters to telling us about how the brain evolved, four chapters to telling us show more about the four drives, three chapters telling us about the context in which they work, and the final two chapters talk about Human Nature and how it relates to society. It is quite scholarly and explains the main thesis really well. show less
The book devotes three chapters to telling us about how the brain evolved, four chapters to telling us show more about the four drives, three chapters telling us about the context in which they work, and the final two chapters talk about Human Nature and how it relates to society. It is quite scholarly and explains the main thesis really well. show less
I included this book in my book: The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. www.100bestbiz.com.
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Statistics
- Works
- 13
- Members
- 239
- Popularity
- #94,924
- Rating
- 4.0
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 35
- Languages
- 3