Narcissistic Process and Corporate Decay ：The Theory of the Organizational Ideal

Publication subTitle ：The Theory of the Organizational Ideal

Author： Schwartz Howard S.  

Publisher： NYU Press‎

Publication year： 1992

E-ISBN: 9780814788790

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780814779385

Subject： B84 Psychology;F2 Economic Planning and Management

Keyword： 心理学,经济计划与管理

Language： ENG

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Howard S. Schwartz shows how American industry is in a process of decay unable to cope with foreign competition and stagnant in technological development. He attributes this Organizational Decay to a reluctance in the part of corporate members to deal with reality.

Chapter

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Acknowledgments

Part One THE THEORY OF THE ORGANIZATION IDEAL

Introduction

1 The Clockwork or the Snakepit: An Essay on the Meaning of Teaching Organizational Behavior

2 On the Psychodynamics of Organizational Totalitarianism

3 Antisocial Actions of Committed Organizational Participants

Part Two ORGANIZATIONAL DECAY AND ORGANIZATIONAL DISASTER

Introduction

4 Totalitarian Management and Organizational Decay: The Case of General Motors

5 Organizational Disaster and Organizational Decay: The Case of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

6 On the Psychodynamics of Organizational Disaster: The Case of the Space Shuttle Challenger

Part Three AMERICAN CULTURE AND THE CHALLENGER DISASTER: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

7 The Symbol of the Space Shuttle and the Degeneration of the American Dream

8 Conclusion: Addiction and Recovery

Notes

References

Index

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