The Systems Psychodynamics of Organizations

'This is a stimulating and thought-provoking volume that is sure to further develop clearer insights about organizations and change. The Introduction and nine chapters offer well-structured and accessible explorations of some key aspects of psychodynamic and systems thinking, together with ideas from group relations work, to illuminate typical challenges facing organizations. The mixture of conceptual writing and case material should prove interesting to readers from a range of outlooks, disciplines, and levels of experience. Topics addressed include: leadership, conflict, dependence and dependency, enablers and obstacles of change, and culture. Attention to these relevant dimensions of organizational work should lead to deeper knowledge of what may help and hinder organizations to develop and to change.'- Ruth Levitt, Office for Public Management, London