University of Warsaw Monika Maria Kostera (born 28 February 1963) is a Polish sociologist of management.

She defended her doctoral dissertation at the faculty of Management, Warsaw University in 1990 and her habilitation in 1996.

During 2000–2002, she acted as director of the Interdisciplinary Organization Research Center at Leon Koźmiński Academy.

She also has made the contribution to organizational changes in transitional economy theory,and critical management studies.

In addition, her current work explores human dignity in organizations and utopian or dystopian future imaginaries of higher education and contemporary universities.