Ronald Lippitt
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Ronald Lippitt was an American social psychologist known for his work on group dynamics, leadership styles, and planned change, building on the foundational theories of Kurt Lewin.
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| Ronald Lippitt canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1348163 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Lippitt Context triple: [Kurt Lewin, influenced, Ronald Lippitt]
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George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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Roger E. Broggie
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Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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Roger D. Lapham
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Dennis Hull
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ronald Lippitt Target entity description: Ronald Lippitt was an American social psychologist known for his work on group dynamics, leadership styles, and planned change, building on the foundational theories of Kurt Lewin.
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A.
George L. Dahl
George L. Dahl was a prominent 20th-century American architect known for shaping much of Dallas’s skyline and major civic landmarks.
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B.
Roger E. Broggie
Roger E. Broggie is a steam locomotive at Walt Disney World Railroad named in honor of Disney Imagineer and master machinist Roger E. Broggie, who was instrumental in developing Disney’s early railroad and ride systems.
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C.
Robert N. Fitch
Robert N. Fitch was a composer best known for writing the University of California fight song "Fight for California."
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D.
Roger D. Lapham
Roger D. Lapham was an American shipping executive and politician who served as mayor of San Francisco in the 1940s.
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E.
Dennis Hull
Dennis Hull is a former Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played primarily for the Chicago Black Hawks in the NHL and is the younger brother of Hall of Famer Bobby Hull.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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person ⓘ social psychologist ⓘ |
| applied |
action research methods to community change
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group dynamics principles to leadership training ⓘ |
| authorOf |
Dynamics of Leadership
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Planned Change in a Community ⓘ The Dynamics of Planned Change ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Bruce Westley
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Jeanne Watson ⓘ Kurt Lewin ⓘ Ralph K. White ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| developed | models of planned change processes ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of Michigan ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
group dynamics
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leadership studies ⓘ organizational change ⓘ planned change ⓘ social psychology ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline | psychology ⓘ |
| influenced |
community psychology
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leadership training practices ⓘ organizational development field ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Kurt Lewin ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of Kurt Lewin’s field theory to organizations
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research on group dynamics ⓘ research on leadership styles ⓘ theory and practice of planned change ⓘ |
| occupation | social psychologist ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
community development and change
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democratic versus authoritarian leadership ⓘ group climate and productivity ⓘ |
| studied |
group decision-making
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leadership styles in groups ⓘ processes of planned organizational change ⓘ |
| usedMethod | action research ⓘ |
| usedTheory | field theory ⓘ |
| workLocation | Ann Arbor ⓘ |
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