Philip selznick biography

American organizational theorist ()

Philip Selznick (January 8, – June 12, ) was an American organizational theorist, a professor of sociology and law at the University of California, Berkeley. A noted author in organizational theory, sociology of law and public administration, Selznick's work was groundbreaking in several fields in such books as The Moral Commonwealth, TVA and the Grass Roots, and Leadership in Administration.^[1]

Career

Selznick was born in Newark, New Jersey and earned a bachelor's degree from City College of New York in He received his PhD in sociology in from Columbia University. He was on the faculty of the University of California, Berkeley, between and , initially with the Department of Sociology and later with the School of Law as well.^[1]

Major contributions

Selznick was a major proponent of the neo-classical organizational theory movement starting in the s.^[2] One of his most influential pap Philip selznick!