Table of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgementsAbout the AuthorChapter 1 An Introduction to Understanding the Psychosocial Nature of Organizational LifeChapter 2 An Overview of the Psychosocial OrganizationPart One Destructive Organizational DynamicsChapter 3 Oppression at WorkChapter 4 Autocratic,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present the concept of communities of practice from a psychoanalytically informed perspective. Design/methodology/approach – The concept of communities of practice is defined, their working described, and negative attributes delineated. Findings –...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a psychoanalytical approach to dealing with organizational inertia. Design/methodology/approach – The concept of organizational inertia is defined and factors contributing to insight inertia and action inertia are delineated. Findings – It...

This paper describes how Avoidant Organization Disorder, a common form of narcissism, thwarts organizational health and performance. Avoidant Organization Disorder is juxtaposed with interruptions in organizational learning. A model illustrating the possible relationship between the two and how...

Purpose – This article aims to present an alternative approach to diagnosing behavioral barriers to organizational learning. Design/methodology/approach – The paper juxtaposes interruptions in organizational learning with characteristics of narcissism and arrogant organization disorder....

1. Introduction to Applied Poetry and Storytelling 2. Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theories 3. Leaders in the Workplace 4. Downsizing the Workplace 5. Alienation and Bureaucracy at Work 6. Loss of Self: Disappearance into Anonymity 7. Conflict at Work 8. Life at Work in Hospitals and Clinics:...