Vroom, Victor H.

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VROOM, Victor H.

VROOM, Victor H. American (born Canada), b. 1932. Genres: Administration/Management, Psychology. Career: John G. Searle Professor of Organization and Management, Yale University School of Organization and Mgmt., New Haven, CT, 1972-. Assistant Study Director, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1955-58; Assistant Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1960-63; Associate Professor Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, 1963-66; Professor of Psychology and Industrial Administration, Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, 1966-72 (formerly Carnegie Institute). Publications: Some Personality Determinants of the Effects of Participation, 1960; (co- author) The Productivity of Work Groups, 1963; Work and Motivation, 1964, rev. ed., 1995; Motivation in Management, 1965; (co-author) Leadership and Decision-Making, 1973; (co-author) The New Leadership, 1988. EDITOR/ CO-EDITOR: Methods of Organization Research, 1967; The Management of Motivation, 1970; Management and Motivation, 1992. Address: Yale School of Management, 135 Prospect St, PO Box 208200, New Haven, CT 06520- 8200, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]