Rensis Likert
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Rensis Likert was an American organizational psychologist and social scientist best known for developing the Likert scale and pioneering survey research methods in the study of attitudes and management.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rensis Likert canonical | 1 |
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
human
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organizational psychologist ⓘ social scientist ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
management science
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organizational theory ⓘ survey research ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | Likert scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer |
United States Department of Agriculture
NERFINISHED
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University of Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ War Department (United States) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Likert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
attitude measurement
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management theory ⓘ organizational psychology ⓘ social psychology ⓘ survey methodology ⓘ |
| givenName | Rensis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
business administration
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psychology ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| influenced |
human relations movement in management
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organizational development ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the Likert scale
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pioneering survey research methods ⓘ research on management systems ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableIdea | use of summated ratings for attitude measurement ⓘ |
| notableWork | Likert scale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | director of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| proposed | System 1–System 4 management styles ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
employee attitudes
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leadership styles ⓘ organizational performance ⓘ participative management ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theory | four management systems theory ⓘ |
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