The Neurotic Organization: Diagnosing and Changing Counterproductive Styles of ManagementIs 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. |
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Neurotic Styles and Organizational Dysfunctioning | 15 |
Shared Fantasies and Group Processes | 47 |
Confused Interpersonal Relationships | 73 |
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