Edgar H. Schein

This singular volume is adopting a reflective perspective on the work of Edgar Schein as a social scientist and shows how he developed his craft as an engaged organizational scholar-practitioner through reflexive attention to his experience in working with managers and organizations and generating knowledge out of action.

David Coghlan is Professor Emeritus and Fellow Emeritus at the Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

Part I Foundations 1. Introducing Edgar H. Schein 2. Ed's learning journey, 1928-2023 3. The social science of the scholar-practitioner 4. Interiority as a spirit of inquiry Part II Helping 5. Process consultation 6. Developing relationships through humble inquiry, consulting and leadership 7. Clinical inquiry/research Part III Core themes 8. Coercive persuasion, social influence and education 9. Organisation development, change and changing 10. The individual and the organisation 11. Organisational culture Part IV The legacy 12. Appropriating Ed's legacy