Abstract
The contribution of Edgar H. Schein to the field of applied behavioral science is both extensive and deep. For over 50 years he held the position of Professor of Management at The Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Sloan School of Management. He was one of the first to formulate the field of organizational psychology in 1965 and led the expansion of organization development (OD) through his editorship with Richard Beckhard and Warren Bennis of the pioneering Addison-Wesley OD series in 1969. His Process Consultation books and their successors, Helping, Humble Inquiry. Humble Consulting and Humble Leadership are best sellers and widely used and cited. His organizational culture framework is the most influential one in the field. He has written extensively on the dynamics of careers and job planning and created the construct of the career anchor. Other contributions that are found in articles, book chapters, and interviews include his reflections on organizational research, learning and education and notions of clinical inquiry, organizational therapy, organizational socialization, dialogue, and the role of anxiety in organizational change.