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1988

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Work Energy And The Character Of Organizations: An Orgonomic Framework For Organization Development, Martin D. Goldberg Jan 1988

Work Energy And The Character Of Organizations: An Orgonomic Framework For Organization Development, Martin D. Goldberg

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To date, the field of organization development (OD) has lacked the kind of unifying approach to theory and practice that would enable it to be considered a discipline. The present study, in conception and methodology, commences building a unified framework for OD based on the work of psychiatrist and natural scientist Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957). By conceptually merging the field of OD with the science of orgonomy, that body of knowledge based on Reich's discoveries, this project lays the foundations for a comprehensive theory that can lead to greater understanding of the nature, development, and functioning of organizations, a theory with …