Organizational dynamics and intervention : tools for changing the workplace

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Title:

Author:

Allcorn, Seth.

ISBN:

9780765615190

9780765615206

Personal Author:

Allcorn, Seth.

Publication Information:

Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2005.

Physical Description:

ix, 245 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

Organizational resistance to change -- Organizational fragmentation -- Goals within the workplace -- Incentives -- Leadership pathology -- Cultures of organizational violence -- The human psyche at work -- Selecting in and out: creating organizational homogeneity -- The surface of organizational experience -- Mysticism in the workplace -- Uncommon commonality -- The narrative of workplace histories -- Organizational diagnosis and intervention -- The final analysis: the compound eye's world view.

Subject Term:

Organizational change -- Psychological aspects.

Organizational behavior.

Leadership -- Psychological aspects.

Behavioral assessment.

Management -- Psychological aspects.

Quality of work life.

Organisatieverandering.

Organisatiegedrag.

Psychologische aspecten.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip057/2005002773.html

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Summary

Human nature, in all its complexity, is the single most powerful factor in the workplace. Any effort at organizational diagnosis and change must incorporate the social and psychological dynamics of the operation to have a chance at success. Drawing on in-depth psychoanalytical theory, and written in clear, easy-to-understand language, this practical text introduces a dozen insightful perspectives for understanding organizational dynamics, and synthesizes them into an integrated approach to organizational diagnosis and change. Each perspective views the workplace from a different vantage point. Together they provide a panoramic view of the true complexity found in the workplace, and a foundation for changing organizational dynamics that will be equally useful for students and professional managers.