131: Commitment and Community -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 1)

This month we return to the works of Rosabeth Moss Kanter, whose works on tokenism we explored way back in Episode 17. This time, we will discuss one of her better known books Commitment and Community: Commune and Utopias in Sociological Perspective that examines the origins and life cycle of numerous communes that sprang up in the US from the mid-19th century to the 1960s. Written based on her dissertation study at a time when hippie communes were popular, she wondered what drove people to start or join these communes and what factors enabled the communes’ survival. This week’s Part 1 is about her conceptual framework and study, and next week’s Part 2 will focus on the conclusions and implications for social movements today.

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131: Commitment and Community -- Rosabeth Moss Kanter (Part 1) is an episode from Talking About Organizations Podcast by Talking About Organizations.

This episode is 00:43:18 long.

This episode was published on Nov 11, 2025.

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