Psychodynamic Perspectives on Small Groups

McLeod, Poppy Lauretta; Kettner-Polley, Richard

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“…Literature shows a variety of approaches to group development. Thorough analytical reviews of group development literature (Arrow et al , 2005; McLeod, 2005; Chang et al , 2003) have proposed two bases of all existing group development models:the psychodynamic perspective of group development; andthe temporal perspective of group development.With different assumptions on the nature and drivers of change, as well as the antecedent theoretical traditions in social sciences, each model leads to one or more of the existing models of group development. Tuckman (1965) offered an alternative.…”

Section: Existing Theories On Group Developmentmentioning

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Section: Existing Theories On Group Developmentmentioning

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“…With its base in the major psychoanalytic traditions of last century the issues of conflict at the intra-personal level which is projected at the group level (Deutch, 1971), anxiety, guilt and repressed negative emotions (Freud, 1936;1959) are critical variables used to understand group development. McLeod (2005) defined this as "an approach to the study of group behavior that focuses on the relationship between the emotional, non-conscious processes and the conscious rational processes in human interaction." Linear/progressive models see patterns of group development as an unvarying sequence of stages and activities and has focused in discovering the content and order of these stages (Gersick, 1988;Poole, 1983a).…”

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“…Drawing on positive psychology (Aspinwall et al , 2003; Cameron et al , 2003; Chang, 2001; Seligman;, 1991; Snyder, 1994, 2002; Snyder, Feldman, Taylor, Schroeder and Adams, 2000; Snyder, Ilardi, Cheavens, Michael, Yamhure and Sympson, 2000; Snyder, Ilardi, Michael and Cheaven, 2000), complexity theory (Andriani and McKelvey, 2005; Boyatzis, 1999, 2001) and small group research literatures (Arrow et al , 2000, 2005; Chang et al , 2003; McLeod, 2005; Von Cranach, 1996) and based on Boyatzis' intentional change theory (ICT) (Boyatzis, 2001, earlier in this issue) a prescriptive theoretical framework for intentional group development is proposed. The authors propose and discuss a set of propositions, and argue that they address some of the gaps of previous literature regarding intentional group change and development.…”

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The evolving group: towards a prescriptive theory of intentional group development

Akrivou¹,

Boyatzis²,

McLeod

2006

Journal of Management Development

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If you would like to write for this, or any other Emerald publication, then please use our Emerald for Authors service information about how to choose which publication to write for and submission guidelines are available for all. Please visit www.emeraldinsight.com/authors for more information. About Emerald www.emeraldinsight.comEmerald is a global publisher linking research and practice to the benefit of society. The company manages a portfolio of more than 290 journals and over 2,350 books and book series volumes, as well as providing an extensive range of online products and additional customer resources and services.Emerald is both COUNTER 4 and TRANSFER compliant. The organization is a partner of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and also works with Portico and the LOCKSS initiative for digital archive preservation. AbstractPurpose -The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical framework for understanding and formulating team intentional change. Design/methodology/approach -Based on a critical review of existing theories of group development, gaps in the literature regarding how teams can and should develop, especially when the change is intentional and has a desired direction, are examined. A set of propositions is offered to address these aspects of group development that have been neglected by the literature. Findings -A systematic and critical discussion of the core literature on group development showed: the complex and discontinuous nature of change in groups was neglected, because the group was not treated as a complex system; the literature has not dealt with group development processes when the change process is intentional (it has been descriptive of what occurs), nor has it examined which are key drivers of group change; existing literature on group development have predominantly seen negative emotion as catalytic to group development, and they have ignored the role of positive emotion. Therefore, drawing on positive psychology, complexity theory, small group research literatures, and Boyatzis' intentional change theory, a prescriptive theoretical framework for explaining intentional group change and development is offered and discussed. Originality/value -A prescriptive model or theoretical framework with a set of hypotheses are proposed that explain intentional, and positive group development processes.

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Section: Existing Theories On Group Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Existing Theories On Group Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Existing Theories On Group Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The evolving group: towards a prescriptive theory of intentional group development

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Boyatzis²,

McLeod

2006

Journal of Management Development

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Welches soziale System wird durch gruppendynamische Trainings simuliert?

Kühl

2023

Gr Interakt Org

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ZusammenfassungDas Ziel dieses in der Zeitschrift „Gruppe. Interaktion. Organisation. (GIO)“ veröffentlichten Artikels ist es, zu zeigen, dass gruppendynamische Trainings durch ihren Druck auf personenbezogene Kommunikation, durch ihre Entmutigung der Ausdifferenzierung von Rollen und durch Diffusität der Themen, den Übergang von einer Gruppe zu einer Organisation unterbinden. Überspitzt ausgedrückt: Man lernt in gruppendynamischen Trainings viel über das Leben in Freundeskreisen, Liebesbeziehungen, Jugendcliquen, Wohngemeinschaften, Straßengangs, Terrorgruppierungen oder Kleinfamilien, aber kaum etwas über die Dynamik in Unternehmen, Verwaltungen, Ministerien, Armeen, Polizeien, Krankenhäusern, Universitäten oder Schulen.

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Psychodynamic Perspectives on Small Groups

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The evolving group: towards a prescriptive theory of intentional group development

The evolving group: towards a prescriptive theory of intentional group development

Welches soziale System wird durch gruppendynamische Trainings simuliert?

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