Organisational Psychology Books
When Things Go Wrong: Organizational Failures and Breakdowns
This book deals with the the multi-faceted nature of organizational failure through examination of the organizational, political, cognitive and structural aspects of the phenomenon. 'Failure' is... (more)
Organizational Stress: A Review and Critique of Theory
This book examines stress in organisational contexts. The authors review the sources and outcomes of job related stress, the methods used to assess levels and the consequences of occupational stress.... (more)
Organizational consulting: A Gestalt approach
An exposition of the organizational approach developed by Edwin Nevis and his team, which has been applied to organizational settings that range from hospitals to industry and government. The... (more)
Understanding learning at work:
This volume brings together experts from the United States, Britain, Australia and New Zealand to critically evaluate the debates on workplace learning and propose directions for future developments... (more)
Managing Organizations: Current Issues
Explores the major issues and debates in management and organization. The textbook addresses key topics such as leadership, decision-making and innovation in organizations alongside such themes as... (more)
The unconscious life of organizations: Interpreting organizational identity
This work offers a contemporary psychodynamic view of organisational life. The author stresses the unconscious dimensions of hierarchic and other work relationships in organisations. He argues that... (more)
Do Organisations Have Feelings?
Do Organizations Have Feelings? argues that any adequate explanation of the way organizations function for those engaged in business and those who study it must transcend the traditional divide... (more)
Systems and Meaning: Consulting in Organizations
This book looks at organisational problems occurring in a particular context, and clearly traces the way problems arise out of relations amongst the different parts of the larger system. It also... (more)
Changing Organizations: Clinicians as Agents of Change
This work provides a rich mine of ideas to stimulate thinking about organisational interaction, and organisations in relation to various socio/cultural values. (more)
Emotional Development: The Organization of Emotional Life in the Early Years
In the past, researchers have treated the development of the emotions and the task of emotional regulation as two separate topics, the former emphasizing 'normative' questions and the latter... (more)
The Socially Constructed Organization
This new work looks at the dynamics of organisations from a social constructionist viewpoint, taking the organisation as something that is constructed continuously through individual interactions... (more)
Organizational participation: Myth and reality
Team-working, partnership, quality circles, works councils, industrial democracy, empowerment - are they distinct and innovative arrangements? (more)
Developing Organizational Consultancy
Provides consultants with theoretical and practical advice on how to handle typical consultancy challenges. In the text, consultants from the UK and USA offer descriptions of problems they... (more)
Exploring Individual and Organizational Boundaries: A Tavistock Open Systems Approach
One way of conceptualizing the relationship of individuals, through their roles, to their various groupings (such as families, communities, and business and industrial enterprises) is to consider... (more)
Process Consultation Revisited: Building the Helping Relationship (Process Consultation Volume 3)
Focusing on the interaction between consultant and client, this volume explains how to achieve the healthy relationship so essential to effective consultation. Whether the adviser is a therapist,... (more)
Managing Mental Health in the Community: Chaos and Containment
This volume addresses the conscious and unconscius dynamics and systems at work in different community care contexts from the point of view of both practice and management, with the aim of improving... (more)
Social Dreaming @ Work
'"Social Dreaming" is the name given to a method of working with dreams that are shared and associated to within a gathering of people, coming together for this purpose. Its immediate origins date... (more)
Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in Institutional Settings
This is the third volume in the highly successful monograph series produced by the European Federation for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in the Public Health Services (EFPP). It deals with... (more)
A Manual of Organizational Development: The Psychology of Change
A practical guide to the essentials of organisational change which makes complex concepts accessible to managers, consultants, human resources professionals and others. Includes a directory of... (more)
Systems Thinking for Harassed Managers
This book describes the processes that shape organisational life and shows how managers can work together to help one another to work out their problems and develop their skills. The authors draw on... (more)
A Systemic Approach to Consultation
A Systemic Approach to Consultation discusses the application of systemic thinking to work within organizations. The authors draw on their experiences of consulting with teams, departments and whole... (more)
Systemic Work with Organizations: A New Model for Managers and Change Agents
Systemic Work with Organizations explores a powerful new perspective on the challenges faced by managers and consultants who work in large organizations. Building on principles and methods... (more)
Internal Consultation in Health Care Settings
Robert Bor and, Riva Miller, who run the AIDS Counseling Service at the Royal Free Hospital, London, are internationally known for their work in providing consultation to many hospital departments... (more)
Handbook of Counselling in Organizations
The book provides a thorough and detailed examination of the key areas and concerns of counselling in organizations. It is a practical and accessible work and will be invaluable to students and... (more)
Integrity and Change: Mental Health in the Market Place
This study examines how workers in the caring professions might preserve their integrity and ability, and reflect and act purposefully in the face of change in the structures and culture of public... (more)
Intervention in Occupational Stress
A focus on intervention strategies which counsellors can use to help individuals suffering from the emotional and psychological stresses of the workplace. Illustrative case studies are used to... (more)
Psychodynamics of Work and Organisations: From Theory to Consultation
In this book, William M. Czander demonstrates that applying depth psychology to the organization and its employees provides a deeper understanding of the American workplace than traditional... (more)