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1st Edition

Family Psychodynamics in Organizational Contexts The Hidden Forces that Shape the Workplace

By Steen Visholm Copyright 2021

208 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

208 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

208 Pages 21 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

This fascinating book shows how an understanding of the psychodynamics of the extended family, from parental relations to sibling rivalries, can provide insight into many of the key issues faced by organizations today. Covering topics such as change management, creativity, autonomous groups, leadership and democracy, it shows how deep-rooted family dynamics unconsciously frame the way we relate... Read more

Table of Contents

1.INTRODUCTION CONNECTIONS BETWEEN FAMILY AND ORGANIZATION

2.THE OEDIPUS COMPLEX – NOW WITH SIBLINGS

3.DIGRESSION: MYTHS, FAIRY TALES AND METAPHORS

PARENTAL POWER – THE COST OF SOLIDARITY

4.PROMOTED SIBLINGS AND TEMPORARY PARENTSABOUT DEMOCRACY AND PSYCHODYNAMIC IN LEWIN AND WINNICOTT

5.THE FOREMAN’S GHOST – SIBLING RIVALRY IN SELF-MANAGING TEAMS

6..PSYCHODYNAMIC SYSTEMS THEORY AND SUBSYSTEMS: FAMILY/ORGANIZATION, TYRANNY, DEMOCRACY, CROWD, MARKET AND PANIC

7.GENDER IN HIERARCHY AND TRANSFERENCE

8.ROLE ANALYSIS

9.MERGERS

10.INNOVATION

11.GLOBALIZATION AND MODERNIZATION

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Biography

Steen Visholm is a Professor in the Department of People and Technology, Center for Organizational Psychology, Roskilde University, Denmark.

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