The Psychology of Organizations and Workplace Issues: Resolving Everyday Conflicts introduces theories about the psychic life of organizations. It differentiates and clarifies both the objective structural elements and the subjective emotional elements. The objective part involves the conditions emerging from the describable features of the organization. The subjective perspective addresses the often more hidden emotional influences and manifestations in the organization: this will be amplified by what is now termed the psychology and social psychology of organizations. Contributions from leading authors in the field will cover the following themes: the organization in the tension field of psychic life and as a field of emotional experiences, individual and group unconscious, regular and irregular psychological processes and their influence on daily work functions, organization's environment, specific concepts of the psychology of organizations, organizations and workplace issues, social sciences, and social psychology. This book is written for everyone interested in the field of organizations. It shows how psychological processes occur in organizations and how they cast their influence throughout.

About the Author

Bernd Huppertz is an organizational consultant and coach for organizations, families, individuals, and their advisors in private practice.

Reviews

Sigmund Freud once said, "were we fully to understand the reasons for other people's behavior, it would all make sense." People interested in the psychodynamics of organizational life, who are prepared to go beyond the more well-trodden paths, would be wise to read this book. By doing so, the reader will acquire deep insights into the psychic life of organizations.

-- Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries, Distinguished Clinical Professor of Leadership Development and Organizational Change, INSEAD, France & Singapore

This is an impressive book and a fascinating read. Bernd Huppertz has gathered together an excellent group of contributors with a wealth of knowledge and experience. They shed new light on the unconscious and systemic aspects of organization and leadership and do so in a way that is highly engaging. I can thoroughly recommend this volume.

-- Mark Stein, University of Leicester

Illuminated and thoughtfully explored in this book are the deep, often irrational and sometimes seemingly mad currents that run through and between organizations and broader society; currents that we each know in our gut and our emotional life. From illumination possibilities of how to creatively lead, manage, and influence in the face of such complexity are brought forth. The history of work is provided, so necessary to comprehend the present, and then, with precision and care, dimensions of organizational life are explored using the depth of ideas from systems thinking and psychodynamics and their interface. So not only are we given concepts and methods for framing and influencing the complexities of working in organizations, but we also have the joining together in one place of the central concepts that form the systems psychodynamic discipline. This book is invaluable for those entering this field of work and for all who wish to lead and manage with deep insight into the complex reality of organizational life.

-- Wendy Harding, National Institute of Organisation Dynamics Australia (NIODA)



Book Information
ISBN 9781666904062
Author Bernd Huppertz
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
Publisher Lexington Books
Weight(grams) 558g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 160mm * 23mm