Rensis Likert

Rensis Likert (* August 5, 1903 in Cheyenne, Wyoming; † September 3, 1981 in Ann Arbor, Michigan) was an American social researcher.

Likert studied at the University of Michigan and Columbia University. He is the founder of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan.

From him the linking pin model and the eponymous Likert scale derived.

Works (selection)

  • New Ways of Managing Conflict. McGraw- Hill, New York 1976, ISBN 0-07-037842-8 (along with Jane Gibson Likert ).
  • The integrated management and organizational structure ( 'human organization. Its management and value " ). Campus -Verlag, Frankfurt / M. 1975, ISBN 3-593-32088-6.
  • New approaches to corporate governance ("New patterns of management" ). Main, Stuttgart, 1972 ( management and organization of the company; 14).
  • A technique for the measurement of attitudes. Columbia University in 1932. (Dissertation)
  • Some applications of behavioral research. 2nd edition, UNESCO, Paris, 1961 ( together with Samuel P. Hayes ).
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