Paul Roger Lawrence (April 26, 1922 – November 1, 2011) was an American sociologist, Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Harvard Business School, and consultant, known from his work with Jay W. Lorsch on "Differentiation and integration in complex organizations.
from Albion College in 1943, and after World War II at Harvard Business School his MBA in 1947 and his PhD in 1950.
[3] After graduation Lawrence started his lifelong academic career at Harvard University in 1947 as Instructor.
He has been Visiting Professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1973, and at the University of California, Berkeley in 1984.
[3] Lawrence was elected Fellow of the Academy of Management, and of the International Academy of Management, and member of the American Sociological Association and the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics.