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dynamics of motivation to change problem behaviors, in a leadership development context. Design/methodology/approach – A group … of over 70 supervisors/managers was studied over a period of nine months as they participated in a company …‐sponsored leadership development effort. Findings – Results provide initial evidence that the stages of change model has the potential for …
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this period relate an aspect of the staffing change which appears to support the senior manager’s Oedipal needs; an envious … attack and, finally, the introduction of performance statistics with the subsequent defiant compliance of the middle managers …
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leadership theory are discussed. These eras provide a broad framework for researchers and practising managers to categorise …Leadership is one of the most complex and multifaceted phenomena to which organisational and psychological research has … been applied. An evolutionary developmental perspective is used to create an evolutionary tree of leadership theory and …
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The critical theory of the Frankfurt School was imbued with a vision that apprehended social milieu as dialectic. Those who wish to adopt a dialectical orientation to their work as agents of and for change need to appreciate that such an orientation is likely to engender certain psychodynamics...
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While the literature has emphasized the literal and the narrative within organizations, this article will consider the visual and the imaginal. Organizations are known and experienced through images, and these images must be considered if organizational culture is to be understood or changed. We...
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paradigm of a firm. Dialogue as a form of reflective conversation enables actors to alter managers' mental models through …
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Purpose – The purpose of this conceptual paper is to discuss the relevance of Lacanian psychoanalysis for thinking on organizational functioning and organizational change. Design/methodology/approach – First, the authors discuss basic Lacanian ideas with regard to the notion of the...
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Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to add to current discussions on the use of Lacanian psychoanalysis in organizational change. Specifically, It argues that critiques of Lacan's work must be acknowledged and incorporated into these discussions. To date, there remains a silence surrounding...
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