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Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an American sociologist and business professor at Harvard Business School. She is known for her research on utopian communities, tokenism, gender issues, and management theory.
Organizational commitment is an individual's psychological attachment to the organization. Learn about Meyer and Allen's three-component model of commitment, its predictors and outcomes, and its conceptual critique.
Tokenism is the practice of making only a perfunctory or symbolic effort to be inclusive to members of minority groups, especially by recruiting people from underrepresented groups. Learn about the history of tokenism in the US, its psychological and workplace implications, and its impact on diversity and inclusion.
James MacGregor Burns (1918-2014) was an American historian, political scientist, and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Roosevelt and Kennedy. He also developed the theory of transactional and transformational leadership, and advocated for constitutional reforms.
Queen bee syndrome is a social phenomenon where women in power treat subordinate females worse than males, based on gender. It may be a result of gender stereotypes, self-preservation, or cultural influences in the workplace.
Empowerment is the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people and communities to represent their interests and control their lives. Learn about the origin, definitions, methods, and challenges of empowerment in social work, education, management, and citizenship.
Anti-oppressive practice is an approach that aims to end socioeconomic oppression and promote social justice. It involves critically examining power imbalances, diversity, and discrimination in social work and other fields.
Learn about David Kantor's life, career, and contributions to systems theory, communication, and leadership. He founded three research and training institutes, wrote several books, and developed the Structural Dynamics model of communication.