The Unconscious Life of Organizations: Interpreting Organizational Identity Book

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
I	Theory	17
1	Psychoanalytic Organization Theory	19
2	Ritualistic Organizational Defenses and the Self-System	39
3	The Psychodynamics of Organizational Culture	57
4	Organizational Identity	77
5	Individual and Group Regression in the Workplace: Striking a Balance Between Personal Identity and Group Affiliation	93
6	The Psychodynamics of Language and Communication in Organizational Consultations	117
II	Practice	127
7	Intimidation and Shame Anxiety at Work	129
8	A Public Agency Copes with Expansion and Transition	141
9	The Impact of Conflict Avoidance on Organizational Identity	163
10	Examples of Leadership Transition and Object Loss	193
III	Conclusions	211
11	The Psychodynamics of Organizational Change: Renewal by Way of Political and Psychoanalytic Metaphors	213
	Bibliography	237
	Index	245