Paul Lawrence, M.B.A. ’47, D.C.S. ’50, a Harvard Business School professor whose work on a unifying theory of organizational behavior was the subject of an article in the September-October issue of this magazine, died November 1 at the age of 89. The Donham professor of organizational behavior emeritus at the time of his death, Lawrence was a leading scholar in his field, the author of 26 books and countless articles.
An obituary appears on the Harvard Business School website.
The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.
Small operating surplus is dwarfed by reduced federal research support and endowment tax liabilities.
The University warns this walkout may not be protected by labor law, an assertion the union disputes.
The University is expanding industry ties and investing its own funds to support research, but neither will replace lost federal dollars.
The outgoing executive director and Harvard Business School graduate went from dancing The Nutcracker to growing a ballet company.
Two tales of University greats—and an encounter with a Tiger
