Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 14 Issue 5

The psychodynamics of organizational change management: An overview

Adrian Carr, Yiannis Gabriel

The notion of the unconscious is introduced and contextualised as part of the larger psychodynamics relevant to the process of managing change. The other papers in this special…

Understanding emotion and emotionality in a process of change

Adrian Carr

Aspects of the psychodynamics of organisation change are explored and in particular how emotion and emotionality should be conceived. A case is made to go beyond the dichotomous…

Emotion, learning and organizational change: Towards an integration of psychoanalytic and other perspectives

Elena P. Antonacopoulou, Yiannis Gabriel

Develops an understanding of the complex interface between emotion and learning and highlights the special contribution of psychoanalytic insights in understanding individuals’…

Organizing for powerlessness. A critical perspective on psychodynamics and dysfunctionality.

Astrid Kersten

Develops a critical perspective on organizations and psychoanalysis. Following a brief review of various strands of psychoanalytic theorizing about organizations, argues that…

Organizational change: tales of intergenerational and sibling rivalry

E. Anne Lister

Organizations often reproduce family relationships with conflicts against authority and sibling rivalry. Although seemingly aberrant, these behaviours are a typical and normal…

“Negative capability”: managing the confusing uncertainties of change

Robert French

Explores how psychoanalytic thinking can contribute to the management of the conflicting emotions stimulated by change. Suggests that successful change management depends on a…

Anxiety and incompetence in the large group: A psychodynamic perspective

Richard Seel

Insights from psychoanalytic thinking have been widely applied in the field of consulting, training and facilitation; small group theory has also been influential. Perspectives…