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Rosabeth Moss Kanter is an American economist and professor of business 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.
Empowerment evaluation was introduced in 1993 by David Fetterman during his presidential address at the American Evaluation Association’s (AEA) annual meeting. [1]The approach was initially well received by some researchers who commented on the complementary relationship between EE and community psychology, social work, community development and adult education.
Learn about the sub-discipline of industrial and organizational psychology that focuses on the effectiveness of individuals and groups in the workplace. Find out the topics, theories, tools and methods of managerial psychology, such as personality, motivation, job satisfaction, leadership and more.
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.
Strength-based practice is a social work theory that emphasizes people's self-determination and strengths. It is applied to various contexts, such as education, business, and occupational therapy, and has positive outcomes for individuals and communities.
Need for power (nPow) is a psychological need that motivates people to control others or achieve higher goals. Learn about the different types of nPow, how it is measured, and its implications for individuals and society.
Field Theory Image 1 Field Theory Image 2. According to field theory, a person's life is made up of multiple distinct spaces. Image 1 is an example of the total field, or environment. Image 2 is showing a person, and a goal they have. This image shows that there are forces pushing a person toward their goal.