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The Psychoanalysis of Organizations: A psychoanalytic approach to behaviour in groups and organizations book cover

1st Edition

The Psychoanalysis of Organizations A psychoanalytic approach to behaviour in groups and organizations

By Robert de Board Copyright 2014
174 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

174 Pages 11 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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One of the most pressing needs of modern society is to understand and construct organizations that are not only effective in terms of carrying out work but that also allow and encourage people to develop their full human potential. Psychoanalytic theory describes those primary processes that lie at the heart of human activity and provides new insights for understanding group and organizational... Read more

Vega, Introduction. De Board, Introduction. Early Studies of Group Behaviour. The Leader - The Influence of Sigmund Freud. Transference and Projection - The Influence of Ferenczi. The Child's World of the Adult - The Contribution of Melanie Klein. Groups and Their Basic Assumptions - The Influence of Wilfred Bion. The Life and Work of Kurt Lewin. T-Groups and the Laboratory Method of Learning. Human Behaviour and General Systems Theory. Organizations as a Defence Against Anxiety. Mental Energy, Anxiety, and Effectiveness.

Biography

Robert De Board joined Henley Business School in 1971 and during his time there he wrote The Psychoanalysis of Organizations. Following this, he left the college to run his own management consultancy and became a visiting professor at the management college.

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