What the organization is silent about: the influence of the secret on organizational structure and functioning
Psychoanalysis of organizations - Hidden meanings of the organization
Keywords:
psychoanalysis of organizations, social defences, basic assumtion group, open systems theory, psychodynamica approach, group process
Abstract
The article presents a case study of a private Russian company, described and explored through the lense of social defence theory and open systems theory. The study explores how organizational secret impacted on systems anxieties, social defence mechanisms, specific corporate culture and the way the company coped with the consequences of retraumatization in the last years of its operations.
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Published
2021-02-03
How to Cite
RomankoE. A., RazdukhovaA. V., & ShapovalovaE. V. (2021). What the organization is silent about: the influence of the secret on organizational structure and functioning. Journal of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis, 1(4), 108-141. Retrieved from https://psychoanalysis-journal.hse.ru/article/view/12018
Section
APPLIED PSYCHOANALYSIS