Arthur G. Bedeian (born December 22, 1946) is an American

business theorist Organizational theory refers to the set of interrelated concepts that involve the sociological study of the structures and operations of formal social organizations. Organizational theory also attempts to explain how interrelated units of organiz ...

and Emeritus Professor of Management at

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, known from his book coauthored with Daniel A. Wren, titled "The evolution of management thought."

Biography

Born in Davenport, Iowa, Bedeian received his

Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is a bachelor's degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of business administration and usually including advanced ...

in 1967 from the

University of Iowa The University of Iowa (UI, U of I, UIowa, or simply Iowa) is a public research university in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Founded in 1847, it is the oldest and largest university in the state. The University of Iowa is organized into 12 col ...

, his

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in 1968 from the

University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...

, and his

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in 1973 from the Mississippi State UniversityArthur G. Bedeian
at Louisiana State University, 2014. Accessed May 8, 2014. with the thesis, entitled "A standardization of selected management concepts," under the supervision of Giovanni B. Giglioni.Bedeian, Arthur G. "The gift of professional maturity." Academy of Management Learning & Education 3.1 (2004): 92-98. After graduation Bedeian started his academic career as Assistant Professor at the School of Business at Auburn University. In 1985 he joined management faculty at

(LSU). In 1996 he was appointed Boyd Professor of Management, a chair established in 1953 in honor of David and Thomas Boyd. Among other outside activities, he served as president of the

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during 1982-1983, and as the 44th President of the

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in 1989.Arthur G. (Art) Bedeian, President (1989)
at aom.org At

Bedeian was awarded the LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award in 1992, the LSU Distinguished Research Master Award in 1996, the LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in 1999, and the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006. The

awarded him the Distinguished Service Award, the Ronald G. Greenwood Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Richard M. Hodgetts Distinguished Career Award. He was also elected a Fellow of the

American Psychological Association The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...

, a Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science, Fellow and the

. He has received many other awards, too.

Selected publications

Bedeian has authored and coauthored more than twelve books and over 300 articles and essays as an expert in the evolution of management thinking. He has also produced five films, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, and Thai.

Books

* Bedeian, Arthur G. ''Organizations: Theory and Analysis.'' 1983. * Buford, James A., Arthur G. Bedeian, and James R. Lindner. ''Management in Extension.'' 1995. 3rd ed. * Wren, Daniel A., and Arthur G. Bedeian. ''The Evolution of Management Thought,'' 2017. 7th ed.

Articles

* Bedeian, Arthur G., and Achilles A. Armenakis. "A path-analytic study of the consequences of role conflict and ambiguity." '' Academy of Management Journal'' Vol. 24, No. 2 (1981): 417-424. * Greenhaus, Jeffrey H., Arthur G. Bedeian, and Kevin W. Mossholder. "Work experiences, job performance, and feelings of personal and family well-being." ''Journal of Vocational Behavior'' Vol. 31, No. 2 (1987): 200-215. * Bedeian, Arthur G., Beverly G. Burke, and Richard G. Moffett. "Outcomes of work-family conflict among married male and female professionals." ''

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'' Vol. 14, No. 3 (1988): 475-491. * Carson, Kerry D., and Arthur G. Bedeian. "Career commitment: Construction of a measure and examination of its psychometric properties." ''Journal of Vocational Behavior'' Vol. 44, No. 3 (1994): 237-262. * Armenakis, Achilles A., and Arthur G. Bedeian. "Organizational change: A review of theory and research in the 1990s." ''

'' Vol. 25, No.3 (1999): 293-315.

References

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Arthur G. Bedeian
at Louisiana State University {{DEFAULTSORT:Bedeian, Arthur G. 1946 births Living people American business theorists University of Iowa alumni University of Memphis alumni Mississippi State University Auburn University faculty Louisiana State University faculty Writers from Davenport, Iowa Fellows of the American Psychological Association