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List of contents
Preface -- Introduction -- Concepts for understanding emotional connectedness -- TT Ltd: a case study -- Connecting structures of the firm -- Connecting to the enterprise -- Employees’ experiences of role -- Emotional connectedness in a corporate merger -- Psychological meaning of corporate mergers and organizational structures -- A murderous merger -- Containing destructive forces -- The field study
About the author
Jinette de Gooijer consults to organisations on understanding the hidden aspects of organisational culture and their effects on business performance, with the view to developing work cultures that promote creativity and prosperity for the organisation, the individual and wider society. She is the founder and Principal Consultant of Innovative Practice Consulting Pty Ltd, Melbourne, Australia, an associate of the Creative Organisation Systems Group at RMIT University in Melbourne, and sessional academic at Swinbourne Univerisity, Melbourne's Faculty of Business and Enterprise. She has also presented papers at international conferences, and published a number of articles. She is on the Editorial Board of 'Socio- Analysis'.
Summary
This book provides an overview of the psychodynamics theory, bringing together concepts from the field within a particular focus, that of "emotional connectedness". It is for managers who are involved in facilitating the transitions of enterprises as they form into a newly merged entity.
