Walter R. Nord (born 1939) is an American

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specializing in the study of organizational behaviour. He has co-authored books on power in organizations and managing organizations. Nord has published numerous scholarly articles in well respected journals such as the

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, the

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and the

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. He is currently the Professor of Organisational Behaviour at the

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Early life

Nord received a B.A. major in economics from

Williams College Williams College is a Private college, private liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Williamstown, Massachusetts. It was established as a men's college in 1793 with funds from the estate of Ephraim Williams, a col ...

in 1961. Nord then went on to receive an M.S. in organizational behaviour from

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in 1963. He received his Ph.D. in social psychology from

Washington University in St. Louis Washington University in St. Louis (WashU or WUSTL) is a private research university with its main campus in St. Louis County, and Clayton, Missouri. Founded in 1853, the university is named after George Washington. Washington University is r ...

in 1967.

Career

Nord started his career as an assistant professor of organizational psychology at

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from 1967. He was promoted to professor of organizational psychology in 1974 and continued to be employed by Washington University until 1989. In 1989, Nord became the professor of organizational behaviour in the College of Business for the

References

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