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Paul H. Thompson is an American
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and administrator.


Biography

Thompson was born and raised in Warren, Utah. He received his bachelor's degree from the University of Utah in 1964. Thompson received a
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in
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from
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in 1969. From 1969 to 1973, he was an assistant professor at the
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. He began work at
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in 1973, serving there as professor of
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, chairman of the Department of Organizational Behavior, assistant dean of the Graduate School of Management, dean of the
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, and as vice president of Development and University Relations. He served as president of
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from 1990 to 2002. Following his service at Weber State he was called by
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as
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of the Massachusetts Boston
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. Thompson co-authored a book on management with Gene Dalton in 1986. They first co-authored an article on management practices in 1970.


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