Fetter, Robert B.

Robert Barclay Fetter was born in Berwyn, Illinois, on May 6, 1924. In 1947, he was awarded a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He received an M.B.A. and a D.B.A. from Indiana University, in 1949 and 1952, respectively. From 1953 to 1958, Fetter worked as an assistant professor of industrial management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1958, Fetter joined the faculty of Yale University as an associate professor of industrial management, the first of a series of faculty and administrative posts he would assume at the univeristy, including the Harold J. Hines, Jr. professorship in health care management (1986-1989). He was also director of the Health Systems Management Group, Yale School of Organization and Management, from 1976 to 1989. Fetter retired from the Yale faculty in 1989.

From the description of Robert Barclay Fetter papers, 1978-1989 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702196399