British Psychology in Crisis: A Case Study in Organisational Dysfunction Pilgrim David
British Psychology in Crisis: A Case Study in Organisational Dysfunction Pilgrim David Riven by poor governance and outright corruption, the British Psychological Society (BPS) may now be in terminal…
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British Psychology in Crisis: A Case Study in Organisational Dysfunction Pilgrim David
Riven by poor governance and outright corruption, the British Psychological Society (BPS) may now be in terminal decline. Onlookers are bemused by a simple fact: a psychological organisation has demonstrated total incompetence at understanding itself. Individual members have left it in despair and some groups (for example clinical, educational and organisational psychologists) have already organised themselves outside of the Society, in protest against its mismanagement and distorted priorities.
This book describes this organisational crisis. Accordingly, today, the BPS is neither a learned nor a learning organisation. It offers a critical account of the Society's recent history, which has mostly been hidden from public view, due to a lack of suitable democratic structures to ensure proper public scrutiny.
Though it has charitable status, its governance has lacked independent