The murder in merger : a systems psychodynamic exploration of a corporate merger / Jinette de Gooijer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Gooijer, Jinette.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Consolidation and merger of corporations.

Organizational change.

Industrial relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (414 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Karnac, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

'While organizational practice and contemporary literature on mergers seem predominantly focused on rational economic and managerial perspectives, Jinette de Gooijer explores the shadow side of these ventures. This book illuminates the enormous burden and losses that many, if not most, organizational members must face and endure. The underlying organizational psychodynamic of persecution and annihilation in mergers finds its expression in the book's title: 'The Murder in Merger'. It is a pioneering contribution to the issue of mergers and a unique socioanalytic masterpiece.'- Burkard Sievers, Professor Emeritus of Organization Development, Past-President ISPSO.

Contents:

Cover; Copy Right; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Concepts for understanding emotional connectedness; CHAPTER THREE: TT Ltd: a case study; CHAPTER FOUR: Connecting structures of the firm; CHAPTER FIVE: Connecting to the enterprise; CHAPTER SIX: Employees' experiences of role; CHAPTER SEVEN: Emotional connectedness in a corporate merger; CHAPTER EIGHT: Psychological meaning of corporate mergers and organizational structures; CHAPTER NINE: A murderous merger; CHAPTER TEN: Containing destructive forces; APPENDIX: The field study; REFERENCES

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-429-92150-0

0-429-90727-3

0-429-48250-7

1-282-77984-2

9786612779848

1-84940-815-7

9780429482502

OCLC:

729246077