Kerr, Steven

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KERR, Steven

KERR, Steven. American, b. 1941. Genres: Administration/Management. Career: College of Administrative Science, Ohio State University, assistant professor, 1970-74, associate professor, 1974-77; School of Business Administration, University of Southern California, professor of organizational behavior, 1977-82, chair, 1979-82, associate dean, 1982-85, professor of management and organization, 1982-92, director of Ph.D. program, 1985-88, Dean of Faculty, 1985-89, interim director entrepreneur program, 1988-89; General Electric Company, vice president of Leadership Development and Chief Learning Officer, 1994-. Publications: (with R.H. Filley) Managerial Process and Organizational Behavior, 1976; (ed., with others) Organizational Behavior, 1979; (with D.U. Ashkenas and T. Jick) The Boundaryless Organization, 1995; (ed.) Ultimate Rewards: What Really Motivates People to Achieve, 1997. Contributor to periodicals on the subjects of leadership and management. Book reviewer for journals. Address: 280 West St, Mount Kisco, NY 10549-3325, U.S.A.