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...

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....