Lyman W. Porter
Lyman W. Porter | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1930 Lafayette, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 2015 |
| Spouse | Meredith Anne |
| Children | 1 son, 1 daughter |
| Parent(s) | Charles Lyman Porter Mary Allen |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Northwestern University Yale University |
| Thesis | A Study Of The Effects Of Rewards On Associative Connections (1956) |
| Doctoral advisor | Carl Hovland |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley University of California, Irvine |
Lyman William Porter (c. 1930 – July 2, 2015) was an American academic administrator. He was the dean of the Paul Merage School of Business at the University of California, Irvine from 1972 to 1983. He was the co-author of many books of management, and "one of the primary founders of the study of organizational behavior."