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Organization in the mind : psychoanalysis, group relations, and organizational consultancy : occasional papers 1989-2003 / David Armstrong ; edited by Robert French ; foreword by Anton Obholzer.

By: Armstrong, David, (Psychologist) [author.].
Contributor(s): French, Robert, MEd [editor.] | Obholzer, Anton, 1938- [foreword.].
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Tavistock Clinic series: Publisher: London : Karnac, 2005Copyright date: ©2005Description: xvii, 167 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1855753979 (paperback).Subject(s): Psychoanalysis | Organizational behavior | Group relations trainingDDC classification: 158.7
Contents:
Organization in the mind: an introduction -- Names. thoughts and lies: the relevance of Bion's later writing for understanding experiences in groups -- The "organization-in-the-mind": reflections on the relation of psychoanalysis to work with institutions -- The analytic object in organizational work -- The recovery of meaning -- "Psychic retreats": the organizational relevance of a psychoanalytic formulation -- Emotions in organizations: disturbance or intelligence? -- Keeping on moving -- Making present: reflections on a neglected function of leadership and its contemporary relevance -- The work group revisited: reflections on the practice and relevance of group relations.

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The author has been a leading figure internationally in the fields of organizational consultancy and group relations for many years. Robert French and Russ Vince have gathered together, for the first time, his key writings in this area. This is essential reading for managers and leaders, as well as organizational consultants, academics and students of organizations. Part of the Tavistock Clinic Series.

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Includes bibliographical references(pages 151-157) and index.

Organization in the mind: an introduction -- Names. thoughts and lies: the relevance of Bion's later writing for understanding experiences in groups -- The "organization-in-the-mind": reflections on the relation of psychoanalysis to work with institutions -- The analytic object in organizational work -- The recovery of meaning -- "Psychic retreats": the organizational relevance of a psychoanalytic formulation -- Emotions in organizations: disturbance or intelligence? -- Keeping on moving -- Making present: reflections on a neglected function of leadership and its contemporary relevance -- The work group revisited: reflections on the practice and relevance of group relations.

CIT Module PSYC 9018 - Supplementary reading.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Series Editor's Preface (p. ix)
  • Acknowledgements (p. xi)
  • Editor's Note (p. xiii)
  • Foreword (p. xv)
  • Chapter 1 Organization in the mind: an introduction (p. 1)
  • Chapter 2 Names, thoughts, and lies: the relevance of Bion's later writing for understanding experiences in groups (p. 10)
  • Chapter 3 The "organization-in-the-mind": reflections on the relation of psychoanalysis to work with institutions (p. 29)
  • Chapter 4 The analytic object in organizational work (p. 44)
  • Chapter 5 The recovery of meaning (p. 55)
  • Chapter 6 "Psychic retreats": the organizational relevance of a psychoanalytic formulation (p. 69)
  • Chapter 7 Emotions in organizations: disturbance or intelligence? (p. 90)
  • Chapter 8 Keeping on moving (p. 111)
  • Chapter 9 Making present: reflections on a neglected function of leadership and its contemporary relevance (p. 124)
  • Chapter 10 The work group revisited: reflections on the practice and relevance of group relations (p. 139)
  • References (p. 151)
  • Index (p. 159)

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David Armstrong

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