Faculty & Research

Edgar H. Schein

Society of Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus
Professor Emeritus

Biography | Publications

Edgar Schein investigates organizational culture, process consultation, the research process, career dynamics, and organization learning and change. In Career Survival: Strategic Job and Role Planning (Pfeiffer, 1994), he presents concepts and activities for managers and employees based on research he first reported in Career Dynamics: Matching Individual and Organization Needs (Addison-Wesley, 1978). In his book, Strategic Pragmatism: The Culture of Singapore's Economic Development Board (MIT Press, 1996), he describes how the board created the Singapore economic miracle. His recent books are Process Consultation Revisited: How to Build the Helping Relationship (Addison-Wesley, 1999); and The Corporate Culture Survival Guide (Jossey-Bass, 1999). His most recent book, DEC is Dead; Long Live DEC (Berett-Kohler, 2003), is a cultural analysis of the rise and fall of Digital Equipment Corporation.