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The role of collusive dynamics in the occurrence of organizational crime: A psychoanalytically informed social psychological perspective

This short reflective paper discusses collusion from a psychoanalytically informed social psychological perspective. From this perspective, collusion represents a non-conscious group dynamic in which the participants "play together" to keep a threatening or painful reality out of awareness. To illustrate the dynamics, two examples from the world of infrastructure and from higher education are provided. Although collusion in itself is not criminal, it may lead to neglectful or criminal behavior. Since it is a system-level phenomenon, holding individuals accountable will not end the dynamics.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Journal: Administrative Sciences ; ISSN: 2076-3387 ; Volume: 8 ; Year: 2018 ; Issue: 3 ; Pages: 1-5 ; Basel: MDPI

Classification
Öffentliche Verwaltung
Subject
collusion
group dynamics
psychology
psychoanalysis
systems-psychodynamics

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Schruijer, Sandra
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
MDPI
(where)
Basel
(when)
2018

DOI
doi:10.3390/admsci8030024
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  • Schruijer, Sandra
  • MDPI

Time of origin

  • 2018

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