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'''Rosabeth Moss Kanter''' is a tenured [[professor]] in business at [[Harvard Business School]], where she holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship. She has written numerous books on [[business management]] techniques, particularly [[change management]]. She also has a regular column in the [[Miami Herald]]. She is known for her classic 1977 study of [[tokenism]] - how being a minority in a group can affect one's performance due to enhanced visibility and performance pressure. Also, her
'''Rosabeth Moss Kanter''', a 1967 Ph.D graduate of the [[University of Michigan]], is a tenured [[professor]] in business at [[Harvard Business School]], where she holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship. She has written numerous books on [[business management]] techniques, particularly [[change management]]. She also has a regular column in the [[Miami Herald]]. She is known for her classic 1977 study of [[tokenism]] - how being a minority in a group can affect one's performance due to enhanced visibility and performance pressure. Also, her
study of ''men and women of the corporation'' became a classic in [[critical management studies]] and [[bureaucracy]] analysis.
study of ''men and women of the corporation'' became a classic in [[critical management studies]] and [[bureaucracy]] analysis.
Kanter was #11 in a 2000s survey of [[Top 50 Business Intellectuals]] by citation in several sources.
Kanter was #11 in a 2000s survey of [[Top 50 Business Intellectuals]] by citation in several sources.

Revision as of 16:52, 27 January 2008

Rosabeth Moss Kanter, a 1967 Ph.D graduate of the University of Michigan, is a tenured professor in business at Harvard Business School, where she holds the Ernest L. Arbuckle Professorship. She has written numerous books on business management techniques, particularly change management. She also has a regular column in the Miami Herald. She is known for her classic 1977 study of tokenism - how being a minority in a group can affect one's performance due to enhanced visibility and performance pressure. Also, her study of men and women of the corporation became a classic in critical management studies and bureaucracy analysis. Kanter was #11 in a 2000s survey of Top 50 Business Intellectuals by citation in several sources.


Bibliography

Kanter, R. M. (1977) Men and women of the corporation, New York: Basic Books.