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Leadership and Regressive Small Group Processes: A Case Study

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Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies

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The psychoanalytic literature of regressive group and intergroup processes is reviewed briefly and selectively to derive principles of effective, working group leadership. These principles are applied to a case study of the leadership provided by Terje Larsen to the unique work group of Palestinians, Israelis, and Norwegians who produced the 1993 Oslo Peace Accords.

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  1. Faculty, New York Psychoanalytic Institute, USA

    Marie Rudden (Clinical Assistant Professor)

  2. Weill Medical College, Cornell University, USA

    Marie Rudden (Clinical Assistant Professor)

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Rudden, M. Leadership and Regressive Small Group Processes: A Case Study. Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies 3, 381–408 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012561222278

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