Adaptation and Innovation, Volume II: Theory, Design and Role-Taking in Group Relations Conferences and Their Applications

ISBN-13: 9781855756779 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 280 str.

Eliat Aram; Robert Baxter; Avi Nutkevitch

Opis

The notion of identity of an organization or an enterprise answers the questions -who are we?- or -what do we want to be?- The contributors to this volume assume that these two sets of images and definitions--the internal ones and the external ones--are reciprocally influencing each other, both consciously and unconsciously, and are thus related to the formation and development of the organizational identity.

This identity is a dynamic process that evolves and devolves over time and can be a source of some stability and coherence for those who depend on it. It is defined and perceived by its management and members influences continuously its decisions both in the short and in the long run. It is therefore a heuristic concept--like a primary task--that serves as a compass for structuring, designing, managing and planning for the future.

Spis treści

Preface and Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Introduction -- Adaptation and Innovation in Theory -- The ‘plurability of experience’: Looking afresh at the large group -- Leadership: The impact of the full human being in role -- “Doth my father yet live” Psychoanalysis and group relations conferences: Revisited -- Adaptation and Innovation in Design -- Italian group relations conferences between adaptation and innovation -- The community system: Inter-subjective approaches to group relations -- A world of difference: Lessons and innovations on the study of race, authority and identity -- Adaptation and Innovation in Role Taking and Application -- Learning to consult with wonder: One approach to preparing group relations consultants -- Knowing the price of everything and the value of nothing: The application of group relations to organizational development and change with a financial institution -- Exploring Jewish identity, belonging and leadership through the lens of group relations: Reflections and challenges -- Identity, leadership, and authority: Experiences in application of group relations concepts for dalit empowerment in India -- Post Conference Reflections -- A walk out before mourning dawn: Reflections on innovations and adaptations at the boundary -- Is group relations a good regulator? Ritualization as a basic assumption mentality -- Crossing multiple boundaries: Reflections on the Belgirate II experience -- Learning from experience: The two international group relations meetings in Belgirate

O autorze

Aram, Eliat