Richard Cyert

Richard Cyert
Born(1921-07-22)July 22, 1921
Winona, Minnesota, U.S.
DiedOctober 7, 1998(1998-10-07) (aged 77)[1]
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Minnesota (BS)
Columbia University (PhD)
Academic career
FieldEconometrics
InstitutionCarnegie Mellon University
School or
tradition		Carnegie School
Doctoral
students		Oliver E. Williamson

Richard Michael Cyert (July 22, 1921 – October 7, 1998) was an American economist, statistician and organizational theorist, who served as the sixth President of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. He is known for his seminal 1959 work "A behavioral theory of the firm," co-authored with James G. March.[2]

  1. ^ Ravo, Nick (10 October 1998). "Richard M. Cyert Dies at 77; President of Carnegie Mellon". New York Times. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  2. ^ Bedeian, Arthur G.; Wren, Daniel A.. (Winter 2001). "Most Influential Management Books of the 20th Century" (PDF). Organizational Dynamics. 29 (3): 221–225. doi:10.1016/S0090-2616(01)00022-5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2012-05-05.