Ideology, Conflict, and Leadership in Groups and Organizations
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Otto Kernberg
Dr. Kernberg applies his integrative frame to the analysis of the regressive processes in groups, the nature of institutional leadership, and the conditions of rational functioning that may protect the organization from the most dangerous consequences of regressive group processes. To illustrate the therapeutic uses of the model, he considers its applications to group therapy and the therapeutic community; to illustrate its consultative potential, he includes a section on problems in psychoanalytic organizations. In conclusion, the author extends his theoretical framework to the social sciences, proposing contributions to the psychology of ideology formation, bureaucracy, conventionality, and the political process.
A selection of the Psychotherapy Book Club
"Must reading for anyone concerned for the welfare of professional, religious, or scientific organizations."—David A. Carlson, M.D.
"A particularly relevant book for those with backgrounds in systems, groups, or health administration. This excellent work strives to balance individual and organizational dynamics. Kernberg is one of the few psychoanalysts who apply psychoanalytic and systems theories to organizations. . . . [An] excellent collection."— Edward B. Klein, Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease
"While Ideology, Conflict, and Leadership is rich in practical considerations based on Kernberg's extensive experience in groups, the reader will be exposed also to a theoretical orientation that will stimulate debate among psychoanalytic students of group behavior. . . . Kernberg has made a noteworthy contribution to psychoanalysis."—Abraham Zaleznik, Politics
"Kernberg shows an exquisite understanding of the complex links between individual and organizational psychodynamics. . . . Few contributions are as succinct and helpful as Kernberg's observations."—Kenneth Eisold, Psychoanalytic Books
"Groundbreaking. . . . Breathtakingly original and inspiring. . . . Psychoanalytic readers should treasure it, as it is about one of the new and exciting frontiers of applied psychoanalysis. . . . A landmark work."—Kerry J. Sulkowicz, Psychoanalytic Quarterly
Publication Date: June 16, 1998