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Volume 5, Issue 3
  • ISSN 1384-6639
  • E-ISSN: 1569-9692
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Abstract

An attempt is made to clarify the nature and relevance of the psychodynamic perspective for the work of action researchers and organization consultants. Since this perspective is grounded in psychoanalytic theory and clinical psychology, some important distinctions need to be made between the various work-domains of the consultant/action researcher and the classic individual psychoanalytic session. The author argues that without explicit reference to observable data, interventions may in fact pervert rather than facilitate learning and development. This argument is illustrated by vignettes grouped together under: (a) questionable interventions in group-relations conferences, (b) self-reflections and interpretations as a cult, and (c) the individual in interaction with the group.

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2000-01-01
2025-02-14
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  • Article Type: Research Article
Keyword(s): interventions; organizational consulting; psychodynamic perspective
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