The Personality of the Organization: A Psycho-Dynamic Explanation of Culture and Change - Softcover
Lionel Stapley believes that current theories about organisational culture fail because they concentrate on simple, surface issues. They make no attempt to deal with underlying, unconscious processes. Emotions run deep in organisations as much as they do in any other sphere of life. They run particularly deep when an organisation is going through a period of change. Taking concepts and tools from psychoanalysis, the author uses them to try to help us understand the collective feelings of members of organisations; to emphasise the role of unconscious processes in the creation of a culture and its importance to the management of change.
Through a progressive structure, the book gives a thorough grounding in both theory and insights. Section 1 begins with a close look at the 'problem' of organisational culture pointing up the deficiencies of current theory and methodology and providing a psychodynamic way forward. Section 2 takes the reader through a number of fundamental concepts, building to a fuller psychodynamic explanation of organisational culture. Section 3 is about application and features chapters on the management of change and a case study of change in which the author was involved.
Through a progressive structure, the book gives a thorough grounding in both theory and insights. Section 1 begins with a close look at the 'problem' of organisational culture pointing up the deficiencies of current theory and methodology and providing a psychodynamic way forward. Section 2 takes the reader through a number of fundamental concepts, building to a fuller psychodynamic explanation of organisational culture. Section 3 is about application and features chapters on the management of change and a case study of change in which the author was involved.
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- PublisherFree Association Books
- Publication date1996
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Over the past twenty years, the topic of organisational culture has exploded into a plethora of publications, courses, seminars and workshops. Authors and experts have proceeded, one after another, to attempt to define this intriguing but difficult concept. Lionel Stapley believes that these current theories about organisational culture fail because they concentrate on simple, surface issues. They make no attempt to deal with underlying, unconscious processes. Emotions run deep in organisations as much as they do in any other sphere of life especially when an organisation is going through a period of change. Using concepts and tools from psychoanalysis, the author tries to help us understand the collective feelings of members of organisations; to emphasise the role of unconscious processes in the creation of a culture and its importance to the management of change. Through a progressive structure, the book gives a thorough grounding in both theory and insights. This book is written for all those who want to develop a deeper understanding of organisations and how they work; academics and students of management and organisation, consultants and managers. Lionel Stapley believes that theories about organisational culture fail because they concentrate on simple issues. They make no attempt to deal with underlying processes. Emotions run deep in organisations as much as they do in any other sphere of life. They run particularly deep when an organisation is going through a period of change. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781853433429
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