How Groups Encourage Misbehavior av Kevin (Association for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI) Ireland) Murphy

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<P><EM>How Groups Encourage Misbehavior</EM> explores the psychological and social processes by which groups develop a tolerance for and even encourage misbehavior. Drawing from decades of research on social, cognitive and organizational psychology, as well as a deep well of historical research, this book shows how commitment to groups, organizations and movements can turn moral individuals into amoral agents.</P><P></P><P>Pulling together what have been traditionally distinct areas of study, <EM>How Groups Encourage Misbehavior</EM> provides a detailed and unified account of how good organizations go bad and how groups of all types can push otherwise honest and upright individuals to behave in ways that violate laws and social norms. This text describes how social norms, rationalization, the characteristics of formal and informal groups, attachment to groups and organizations, and the structure of organizational life can all contribute to misbehavior. Each chapter includes o