The Psychodynamics of Ethical behavior in Organizations

Bibliographic Data

ID3755749
AuthorsMichael A Diamond (University of Missouri), Guy B Adams (0000-0003-2399-803X, University of Missouri)
Year1999
Volume43
Issue2
Pages245-263
Publication date1999-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Behavioral Scientist (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7642 • E-ISSN: 1552-3381
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/00027649921955245
OpenAlexW2031618777
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited12

There are many aspects of organizational life-ethics prominent among them-in which things, and particularly behavior, are not what they seem. A psychodynamic approach to these apparent paradoxes helps greatly in shedding light on these areas. Much as a psycho-dynamic approach to organizational analysis has helped us see many aspects of organizational life that were less visible, so too can this approach aid us in understanding what fosters ethical behavior in organizations-and also what does not. Thus, in this article, the authors seek to develop a psychodynamic understanding of ethical behavior in organizations

Engineering ethics · Organizational ethics · Political science · Psychodynamics · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Sociology · Academic and Historical Perspectives in Psychology · Engineering · Psychology · Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications · Social Psychology · Transactional Analysis in Psychotherapy

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