Table of Contents

Vega, Introduction. De Board, Introduction. Early Studies of Group Behaviour. The Leader - The Influence of Sigmund Freud. Transference and Projection - The Influence of Ferenczi. The Child's World of the Adult - The Contribution of Melanie Klein. Groups and Their Basic Assumptions - The Influence of Wilfred Bion. The Life and Work of Kurt Lewin. T-Groups and the Laboratory Method of Learning. Human Behaviour and General Systems Theory. Organizations as a Defence Against Anxiety. Mental Energy, Anxiety, and Effectiveness.

About the Author

Robert De Board joined Henley Business School in 1971 and during his time there he wrote The Psychoanalysis of Organizations. Following this, he left the college to run his own management consultancy and became a visiting professor at the management college.