The Challenge of Integrating Psychodynamic and Organizational Theory
In: Human relations: towards the integration of the social sciences, Band 52, Heft 6, S. 683-695
ISSN: 1573-9716, 1741-282X
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In: Human relations: towards the integration of the social sciences, Band 52, Heft 6, S. 683-695
ISSN: 1573-9716, 1741-282X
In: Evaluation and Program Planning, Band 10, Heft 1, S. 83-93
In: Neumann , J E , James , K T & Vince , R 2019 , ' Key tensions in purposive action by middle managers leading change. ' , Research in Organizational Change and Development , vol. 27 , pp. 111-142 . https://doi.org/10.1108/S0897-301620190000027008
This research contributes to understanding emotional and political challenges experienced by middle managers as they work with contradictions inherent in leading change from the middle. Focus group data from 27 such middle managers based in the UK indicate that, once they have been assigned roles and tasks for leading change, underlying dynamics and processes influence the degree to which they become capable (or unable) to shape and navigate that change. A proposed conceptual framework, illustrated by a case vignette, provides a base of existing knowledge for understanding and explaining these dynamics. We also construct a model of the key tensions that are integral to middle managers leading change. A further contribution to practice involves elaborating the importance of collaborative effort across hierarchical and vertical boundaries, despite emotional and political tensions that undermine middle managers' roles as change agents.
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