Around this time Kurt Lewin became famous for his research and theories aboutgroup dynamics,Action Research, theForce Field Analysis (FFA), theLewin change model(freeze-unfreeze theory) and leadership climates. These theories were practically applied and tested during the Second World War, for exampl...
Lewin, Kurt (1890–1947)Life DatesLife DatesKurt Tsadek Lewin, who is often called the father of social psychology and is considered to be one of the most important psychologists of the twentieth century, was born on Septembdoi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1428-6_172Dr. Ulrike Hanke...
In most cases, Kurt characterized the organizational management styles plus the cultures in reference to leadership climates. This is defined by three work environments: authoritarian, democratic, and laissez-faire. Kurt Lewin also developed an early model of the term “change.” He described the te...
Planned changeFew social scientists can have received the level of praise and admiration that has been heaped upon Kurt Lewin. Edward Tolman, one of the most distinguished psychologists of his day, put his contribution to psychology on a par with that of Sigmund Freud (Tolman, Psychological ...
He is now best known for his work in the field of organizational change, but, as this chapter will show, he had a wider agenda aimed at resolving social conflict. Among the main factors that influenced and motivated his work were his application of Gestalt psychology to child psychology and...
He is now best known for his work in the field of organizational change, but, as this chapter will show, he had a wider agenda aimed at resolving social conflict. Among the main factors that influenced and motivated his work were his application of Gestalt psychology to child psychology and...