Jack Denfeld Wood

Biography

Jack is Professor of Management Practice and Organisational Behaviour at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China; Emeritus Professor of Leadership and Organisational Behaviour at the International Management Development Institute (IMD) in Lausanne, Switzerland, and Visiting Professor at the Moscow School of Management (Skolkovo) in Russia. Jack has Swiss and American nationality. His academic publications and areas of special interest include the role of unconscious processes in leadership and followership, group dynamics, and ideology. Along with his academic work and organisational consultation, Jack is a practicing psychotherapist and a diploma candidate at the C.G. Jung Institute in Zürich. He is a member of the American Psychological Association (APA), the American Academy of Management (AOM), the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems (AKRI) and the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA).

Research Interest

Leadership  Depth psychology and unconscious processes  The structure and dynamics of small groups Mediation and negotiation  Ideology