Patten, Thomas H., (Jr.)

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PATTEN, Thomas H., (Jr.)

PATTEN, Thomas H., (Jr.). American, b. 1929. Genres: Administration/ Management, Industrial relations, Sociology. Career: Ford Motor Co., Detroit, MI, industrial relations executive, 1957-65; University of Detroit, professor, 1965-67; Michigan State University, East Lansing, professor of organizational behavior and personnel management, 1967-84; California State Polytechnic, University, Pomona, professor of management and human resources, 1984-. Publications: The Foreman: Forgotten Man of Management, 1968; Manpower Planning and the Development of Human Resources, 1971; (ed.) OD: Emerging Dimensions and Concepts, 1973; (compiler) Compensation Planning and Administration: A Bibliography, 1960-1975, 1975, 3rd ed., 1987; Pay: Employee Compensation and Incentive Plans, 1977; Classics of Personnel Management, 1979; Organizational Development through Teambuilding, 1981; A Manager's Guide to Performance Appraisal: Pride, Prejudice, and the Law of Equal Opportunity, 1982; Fair Pay: The Managerial Challenge of Comparable Job Worth and Job Evaluation, 1988; Exercises for Developing Human Resources Management Skills, 1996. Address: Dept. of Management and Human Resources, California State Polytechnic University, 3801 W Temple Ave, Pomona, CA 91768, U.S.A.

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