Images of the Intrapersonal Organization: Soul Making at Work

In this paper, the authors use archetypal theory to explore the relationship between personal and organizational development and the role of tacit knowledge and active imagination in such development. The authors claim that organizational change occurs within each person as well as at the more frequently studied levels of small group and large system; and that individuals and their relationship with work and the organization as experienced develop concurrently. The authors’ position is illustrated through a case taken from a larger qualitative study using methods of data collection and analysis rooted in an interpretive framework