This book describes a journey of discovery from transformation to transformaction that extends and enhances the life of the organization. It serves as an exploration of transformation from its relation with chaos and the beginning to its currency with power and authority.
By:
David Gutmann
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 229mm,
Width: 152mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367324643
ISBN 10: 0367324644
Pages: 296
Publication Date: 05 July 2019
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Primary
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Preface One -- Preface Two -- Preface Three -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Groups and transformation -- Transformation -- Chaos and transformation: the primary scene -- The division into us–them as a universal social structure -- The decline of traditional defences against anxiety -- Between tradition and transformation: existential process and primary task for the life of organizations -- Transformation of language and social transformation -- Power and authority -- The paths of authority. From the unconscious to the transcendental: intervention at the Arab University of Jerusalem, December 1996 -- Transformation and collusion: from conforming to forming an alliance -- From envy to desire: witnessing the transformation -- Paradoxes and transformation in the role of consultant: from reparation to revelation 1 , 2 -- Consultation and transformation: between shared management and generative leadership -- The unconscious and politics: how to explore black and white in colour -- Anxiety and passion: about the inescapability of depression -- An (un)expected postscript