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The neurotic organization

Manfred F.R. Kets de Vries, Danny Miller

(The Jossey-Bass management series)(The Jossey-Bass social and behavioral science series)

Jossey-Bass, 1984

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Half title: The neurotic organization : diagnosing and changing counterproductive styles of management

Bibliography: p. 211-232

Includes index

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Description

Is your organization obsessive-compulsive or passive-aggressive? Corporate neurosis expert Manfred Kets de Vries analyzes dysfunctional organizational behavior in terms of accepted psychoanalytic types and arrives at some genuine insights into why some companies are healthier than others.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Tracing Problems from Organizational to Individual Levels Part One: Organizational Problems 1. Neurotic Styles and Organizational Dysfunctioning 2. Shared Fantasies and Group Processes 3. Confused Interpersonal Relationships 4. Destrucive Superior/Subordinate Interactions 5. Life-Cycle Crises and Individual Career Satisfaction Part Two: Overcoming Resistance to Change 6. Identifying Defense Mechanisms and Sources of Resistance 7. Helping Managers Gain Insight to Facilitate Change 8. Steps in Diagnosing, Overcoming, and Preventing Problems 9. Organizational Therapy in Action: A Case Study Conclusion: Working for Change--Cautions and Recommendations

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