Creativity and Change: On the Psychodynamics of Modernity
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 225, 245,
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: American behavioral scientist: ABS, Band 43, Heft 3, S. 225, 245,
ISSN: 0002-7642
In: Public Productivity & Management Review, Band 21, Heft 4, S. 478
In: American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 228-247
ISSN: 0275-0740
In: The American review of public administration: ARPA, Band 27, Heft 3, S. 228-247
ISSN: 1552-3357
In this article, the author offers a psychoanalytic perspective of violence and aggression in the workplace. With particular focus on public sector organizations, such as the postal service, the author submits that shame and injustice are at the emotional core of the problem. Following a statistical summary of violence in the workplace and an overview of the social and behavioral science research, the author provides a psychodynamic schema for analyzing the potential for violence at work. The model presented combines what the author refers to as a toxic mix of oppressive cultures and persecutory identities at work In conclusion, the author provides a brief description of his organizational change methodology.
In: Public administration review: PAR, Band 57, Heft 4, S. 358
ISSN: 1540-6210
In: Administrative science quarterly: ASQ ; dedicated to advancing the understanding of administration through empirical investigation and theoretical analysis, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 184
ISSN: 0001-8392
In: Administrative science quarterly: ASQ ; dedicated to advancing the understanding of administration through empirical investigation and theoretical analysis, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 184-186
ISSN: 0001-8392
In: Administrative Science Quarterly, Band 41, Heft 1, S. 184
In: Political psychology: journal of the International Society of Political Psychology, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 647
ISSN: 1467-9221
In: Springer series
In: Focus on men v. 8
In: Administration & society, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 61
ISSN: 0095-3997
In: Administration & society, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 267
ISSN: 0095-3997
In: Administration & society, Band 24, Heft 1, S. 61-80
ISSN: 1552-3039
This article explores the psychodynamics of language and communication in organizational change efforts. The author presents a case example of an intervention from his consulting work that describes the linkages among dialectic skills, childhood development, unconscious interpersonal and group phenomena, and he consultant's use of language. The author suggests that the participants' adroitness in communicating emotions in a group setting is a crucial factor in organizational change. He attempts to show, in theory and practice, why that is true, what the interventionist/consultant needs to know in this regard, and how positive steps may be taken to facilitate change.
In: Administration & society, Band 24, Heft 3, S. 267-289
ISSN: 1552-3039
The primary argument in this article is that the ability of any public organization to withstand the storms of political pressure and change stems from the character of leader-follower relations. Ultimately, the personal, political, and ethical integrity of public administrators depends on the degree of organizational resilience of public agencies. This resilience relies on the effective leadership of change. To enhance and clarify this perspective, the author uses Hobbesian and Rousseauian political theory as metaphors of organizational experience. From a psychodynamic perspective, this article attempts to explore more deeply the private world of public administrators undergoing organizational change.