Group Relations, Management, and Organization

by Robert French, Russ Vince

Overview

This book brings together a timely collection of new and important essays by an international group of well-known authors. It provides reflections and insights on the past, present, and future of the 'group relations' approach, as well as its impact on management, organizations, and institutions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198293675
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/08/1999
Pages:	294
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Russ Vince is Professor of Organizational Learning at the Business School, The University of Glamorgan.

Robert French is Senior Lecturer in Organization Behaviour at Bristol Business School, The University of the West of England.

Table of Contents

IntroductionLearning, Managing, and Organizing: The continuing contribution of group relations to management and organizationTheorising Practice in Group RelationsGroupingA Mind for BusinessSystems Psychodynamics in Service of Political Organizational ChangeA Political Visionary in Mid-Life: Notes on leadership and the life cycleManaging the Unconscious at WorkDependency, Alienation, or Partnership? The changing relatedness of the individual to the enterpriseA Fresh Look at Authority and Organization: Towards a spiritual approach to managing illusionOn Being Frozen in TimePractising Theory in Group RelationsThe Recovery of MeaningFrom Envy to Desire: Witnessing the transformationIn the Nick of Time: Reactivating an organization through leader-initiated interactions with members of staffMental Health Under Fire: Organizational intervention in a wounded serviceThe Inner Drama of Role Taking in an OrganizationIsolation, Autonomy, and Interdependence in Organizational LifeTeam as a Sponge: How the nature of the task affects the behaviour and mental life of a teamAfter the Conference is OverBibliography