The Neurotic Organization
Diagnosing and Changing Counterproductive Styles of Management

Manfred F. R. Kets de Vries (Author), Danny Miller (Author)

9780875896069, Wiley

Hardback, published 14 August 1984

272 pages
23.8 x 16 x 2.7 cm, 0.49 kg

"Excellent and well-written.... The authors analyze dysfunctional organizational behavior in terms of accepted psychoanalytic types. The analogy between personal and organizational malfunction is clearly drawn and offers genuine insights into understanding nonfunctional organizational behavior.", Choice

Is your organization obsessive-compulsive or passive-aggressive? Corporate neurosis expert Manfred Kets de Vries analyzes dysfunctional organizational behavior in terms of accepted psychoanalytic types and arrives at some genuine insights into why some companies are healthier than others.

Introduction: Tracing Problems from Organizational to Individual Levels
Part One: Organizational Problems
1. Neurotic Styles and Organizational Dysfunctioning
2. Shared Fantasies and Group Processes
3. Confused Interpersonal Relationships
4. Destrucive Superior/Subordinate Interactions
5. Life-Cycle Crises and Individual Career Satisfaction
Part Two: Overcoming Resistance to Change
6. Identifying Defense Mechanisms and Sources of Resistance
7. Helping Managers Gain Insight to Facilitate Change
8. Steps in Diagnosing, Overcoming, and Preventing Problems
9. Organizational Therapy in Action: A Case Study
Conclusion: Working for Change--Cautions and Recommendations

Subject Areas: Business & management [KJ]