Arthur G. Bedeian

Arthur G. Bedeian (born December 22, 1946 ) is an American business theorist and Emeritus Professor of Management at Louisiana State University, known from his book coauthored with Daniel A. Wren, titled "The evolution of management thought."

Early life and education Born in Davenport, Iowa, Bedeian received his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1967 from the University of Iowa, his MBA in 1968 from the University of Memphis, and his Doctor of Business Administration in 1973 from the Mississippi State University with the thesis, entitled "A standardization of selected management concepts," under the supervision of Giovanni B. Giglioni.

Career After graduation Bedeian started his academic career as Assistant Professor at the School of Business at Auburn University. In 1985 he joined management faculty at Louisiana State University (LSU). In 1996 he was appointed Boyd Professor of Management, Among other outside activities, he served as president of the Southern Management Association during 1982-1983, and as the 44th President of the Academy of Management in 1989.

At Louisiana State University Bedeian was awarded the LSU Alumni Association Distinguished Faculty Award in 1992, the LSU Distinguished Research Master Award in 1996, the LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award in 1999, and the LSU Distinguished Faculty Award in 2006. The Academy of Management awarded him the Distinguished Service Award, the Ronald G. Greenwood Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Richard M. Hodgetts Distinguished Career Award.

Selected publications Bedeian has authored and coauthored more than twelve books and over 300 articles and essays as an expert in the evolution of management thinking. He has also produced five films, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Persian, and Thai.

Books Bedeian, Arthur G. Organizations: Theory and Analysis. 1983. Buford, James A., Arthur G. Bedeian, and James R. Lindner. Management in Extension. 1995. 3rd ed. Wren, Daniel A., and Arthur G. Bedeian. The Evolution of Management Thought, 2017. 7th ed.

Articles Bedeian, Arthur G., and Achilles A. Armenakis. "A path-analytic study of the consequences of role conflict and ambiguity." Academy of Management Journal Vol. 24, No. 2 (1981): 417-424. Greenhaus, Jeffrey H., Arthur G. Bedeian, and Kevin W. Mossholder. "Work experiences, job performance, and feelings of personal and family well-being." Journal of Vocational Behavior Vol. 31, No. 2 (1987): 200-215. Bedeian, Arthur G., Beverly G. Burke, and Richard G. Moffett. "Outcomes of work-family conflict among married male and female professionals." Journal of Management Vol. 14, No. 3 (1988): 475-491. Carson, Kerry D., and Arthur G. Bedeian. "Career commitment: Construction of a measure and examination of its psychometric properties." Journal of Vocational Behavior Vol. 44, No. 3 (1994): 237-262. Armenakis, Achilles A., and Arthur G. Bedeian. "Organizational change: A review of theory and research in the 1990s." Journal of Management Vol. 25, No.3 (1999): 293-315.