The dance of dissent: Managing conflict in healthcare organizations

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-135

  Sarkar, Sameer P ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Dissent; Groupthink; Organizational dynamics; Scapegoating; Whistleblowing

Indexed keywords

ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONFLICT; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DISPLACEMENT BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; PARANOIA; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOANALYSIS; PSYCHODYNAMICS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; WHISTLEBLOWING;

EID: 68349091557     PISSN: 02668734     EISSN: 14749734     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02668730902920389     Document Type: Article

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