1
Psychic Prisons as organization metaphor

• Questions
• Which other metaphor is closest to this? Why?
• Which other metaphor is furthest away from
  this? Why?
• Whats the unit of analysis here?
• What Person(s) from prior readings might be
  better understood through this metaphor? Explain.
  

• Focus on hidden psychoanalytic dimensions
• The repressed and unconscious
• The relevance of defense mechanisms

2
Holmer, Crossing the Boundaries

• S EC R
• Meso-level Model
• individual factors
• Norms of interpersonal behavior
• Process effectiveness
• Outcomes or organization

• Emotional capacity (EC) emotional intelligence
• Can they be developed? How? When?
• Skillful response to challenge
• Self-protective, defense tendencies
• splitting, integrity, and reality
• Self-esteem