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<p>During the Second World War, Kurt Lewin was part of a wider research team commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense to study how dietary habits of American citizens could be changed so as to avoid protein starvation due to the lengthy war efforts. Lewin’s research on food habits can be linked to his earlier studies on social fields. This paper aims to interpret Lewin’s findings on changing dietary habits by using his very own field theory approach, in order to hypothesize how the such findings can be drivers of social change, with the findings being applicable for business management settings as well. Concepts of time and space, as well as ‘simultaneity’ and ‘psychological ecology’ are brought up to discussion in order to back up the purpose of research.</p>
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During the Second World War, Kurt Lewin was part of a wider research team commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense to study how dietary habits of American citizens could be changed so as to avoid protein starvation due to the lengthy war efforts. Lewin’s research on food habits can be linked to his earlier studies on social fields. This paper aims to interpret Lewin’s findings on changing dietary habits by using his very own field theory approach, in order to hypothesize how the such findings can be drivers of social change, with the findings being applicable for business management settings as well. Concepts of time and space, as well as ‘simultaneity’ and ‘psychological ecology’ are brought up to discussion in order to back up the purpose of research.

Implications of Lewin’s Field Theory on Social Change

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During the Second World War, Kurt Lewin was part of a wider research team commissioned by the U.S. Department of Defense to study how dietary habits of...

Implications of Lewin’s Field Theory on Social Change

Publicado en línea: 27 jul 2020

Páginas: 617 - 625

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2020-0058

Palabras clave
field theory, social change, participative management, Kurt Lewin, change management

© 2020 Vlad I. Roşca, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Implications of Lewin’s Field Theory on Social Change

Publicado en línea: 27 jul 2020

Páginas: 617 - 625

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2020-0058

Palabras clavefield theory, social change, participative management, Kurt Lewin, change management

© 2020 Vlad I. Roşca, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Palabras clave
field theory, social change, participative management, Kurt Lewin, change management