Organization in the Mind : Psychoanalysis, Group Relations and Organizational Consultancy.
Title:
Organization in the Mind : Psychoanalysis, Group Relations and Organizational Consultancy.
Author:
Armstrong, David.
ISBN:
9781849404594
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (250 pages)
Series:
The Tavistock Clinic Series
Contents:
COVER -- SERIES EDITOR'S PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- EDITOR'S NOTE -- FOREWORD -- CHAPTER ONE: Organization in the mind:an introduction -- CHAPTER TWO: Names, thoughts, and lies:the relevance of Bion's later writingfor understanding experiences in groups -- CHAPTER THREE: The "organization-in-the-mind":reflections on the relation of psychoanalysisto work with institutions -- CHAPTER FOUR: The analytic object in organizational work -- CHAPTER FIVE: The recovery of meaning -- CHAPTER SIX: "Psychic retreats":the organizational relevanceof a psychoanalytic formulation -- CHAPTER SEVEN: Emotions in organizations:disturbance or intelligence? -- CHAPTER EIGHT: Keeping on moving -- CHAPTER NINE: Making present:reflections on a neglected function of leadershipand its contemporary relevance -- CHAPTER TEN: The work group revisited:reflections on the practice and relevanceof group relations -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
Abstract:
David Armstrong has been a leading figure internationally in the fields of organizational consultancy and group relations for many years. Robert French and Russ Vince have gathered together, for the first time, his key writings in this area. This is essential reading for managers and leaders, as well as organizational consultants, academics and students of organizations. Part of the Tavistock Clinic Series.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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