The Psychodynamics of Toxic Organizations

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This book both widens the scope of organizational research offered by researchers and approaches to understanding workplace organizations. Its triangulating integration of applied poetry, experience and stories behind the poetry is a distinct contribution to organizational research and leadership. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction to Applied Poetry and Storytelling 2. Introduction to Psychoanalytic Theories 3. Leaders in the Workplace 4. Downsizing the Workplace 5. Alienation and Bureaucracy at Work 6. Loss of Self: Disappearance into Anonymity 7. Conflict at Work 8. Life at Work in Hospitals and Clinics: Modern Medicine and Us 9. Meetings at Work 10. Psychographic Considerations at Work 11. Playing with Perspective: The Workplace on the Stage 12. In Conclusion: Reflections, Looking Backward and Forward on Knowing and Feeling in the Workplace