Kenwyn K Smith, David N Berg

Paradoxes of Group Life

Understanding Conflict, Paralysis, and Movement in Group Dynamics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Two organization behavior experts examine the contradictory situations that cause conflict within groups and offer a new perspective that helps to overcome the problems that paralyze group members, the group as a whole, and relationships between groups.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Oktober 1997
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 477g
• ISBN-13: 9780787939489
• ISBN-10: 078793948X
• Artikelnr.: 22439279

Autorenporträt

Lynnfred Smith is a new author who is fascinated with history and science fiction. In 2019, while working for a well-known airline, Lynnfred found himself drawn to write books because of significant present day events which affects our lives daily. He wrote the book Narratives: The Continuing Generational Pandemic in August 2020 to introduce the public to the Ma'riine 4 book series beginning with his new novel Ma'riine: Extinction Level Event 6 (The Medusa Syndrome).

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Locating Paradox.
1. Defining Paradox.
2. Tracing the Roots of Paradoxical Thought.
3. Understanding Paradoxical Processes: Negation, Self-Reference,and Double
Bind.
4. The Sources of Paradox in Group Dynamics.
Part Two: Exploring Paradox.
5. Paradoxes of Belonging: Identity, Involvement, Individuality,and
Boundaries.
6. Paradoxes of Engaging: Disclosure, Trust, Intimacy, andRegression.
7. Paradoxes of Speaking: Authority, DepAndency, Creativity, andCourage.
8. Contextual Influences: The Process of Importing and ExportingFrames of
Reference.
9. Intergroup Influences: The Paradoxes of Scarcity, Perception,and Power.
Part Three: Applying Paradox.
10. The Cycles of Group Movement and "Stuckness".
11. Using Paradoxical Thinking in Organizational Analysis: A CaseStudy.