The Invisible Bureaucracy: The Unconscious in Organizational Problem Solving

by Howell S. Baum

In many organizations, structural ambiguities and the inaccessibility of authority can lead workers to make unrealistic, anxiety-ridden assumptions about their superiors and peers. Consequently, bureaucracies, which aim to make problem-solving impersonal and rational, often end up fostering attitudes that elevate the importance of personal relationships and make problem-solving difficult. Unconscious concerns lead people to exaggerate risks, focus...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195039610
• ISBN13: 9780195039610
• Release Date: September 1987
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.5"