Social defences and twenty-first century organizations

British Journal of Psychotherapy

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-201

  Krantz, James ^a  

^a Worklab Consulting   (United States)

Author keywords

Isabel Menzies Lyth; Organizational psychodynamics; Social defence; Tavistock Institute

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CHANGE MANAGEMENT; CONCEPT FORMATION; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ECONOMIC ASPECT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; LEADERSHIP; ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL EFFICIENCY; ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; PSYCHODYNAMICS; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STORYTELLING; WORKPLACE;

EID: 77950685105     PISSN: 02659883     EISSN: 17520118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0118.2010.01173.x     Document Type: Review

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