Workplace psychodynamics and the management of organizational inertia

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to present a psychoanalytical approach to dealing with organizational inertia. Design/methodology/approach - The concept of organizational inertia is defined and factors contributing to insight inertia and action inertia are delineated. Findings - It was found that applying psychoanalytically informed theory provides alternative insight into dealing with organizational inertia. Originality/value - The paper illustrates how human nature influences the workplace in general and contributes to organizational inertia in particular.