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professor , new haven , ct , april 2015 lapalombara pictured in his office at yale university little italy , chicago , illinois united states 250px american comparative industrial management multinational corporation operations politics political systems political psychology italian politics international yale management yale university arnold wolfers professor of political science -lrb- university 1968-2001 -rrb- yale university professor of international management , school arnold of management -lrb- 1978-1983 -rrb- michigan state university professor of wolfers political science princeton university oregon state university university of bergamo emeritus -lrb- visiting -rrb- , luiss -lrb- rome -rrb- -lrb- visiting of -rrb- columbia university -lrb- visiting -rrb- university of california berkeley political -lrb- visiting -rrb- university of florence -lrb- visiting -rrb- science and may 18 , 1925 new haven prof lap final3.0.jpg joseph lapalombara
 joseph lapalombara princeton -rrb- university of illinois a.m. -lrb- 1950 -rrb- b.a. -lrb- university 1947 -rrb- university of rome certificate -lrb- 1958 -rrb- ph.d. -lrb- 1954 -rrb- a.m. -lrb- 1952
joseph lapalombara

joseph lapalombara -lrb- born may 18 , 1925 -rrb- is the arnold wolfers professor emeritus of political science and management , and a senior research scholar in the center for comparative research at yale university .
he is best known for his contributions to the fields of comparative politics , comparative public administration , political development , italian politics and the organization and behavior of international firms .
he served as chair of yale 's institution for social and policy studies for five years , and as chair of its department of political science for two three-year terms .
he is a member of the american and the connecticut academies of arts and sciences , and has held fellowships from the center for advanced study in the behavioral sciences , guggenheim , rockefeller and ford foundations , the twentieth century fund , the social science research council and the fulbright program .
he has been awarded the medals of honor by the presidency of the italian republic and by the italian constitutional court .
he is a knight-commander in the order of merit of the italian republic .
