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Section 4. Organizational Applications

Working Styles: The Application of the Concept of Drivers to Owner-Managers of Small Businesses

Pages 65-75
Published online: 28 Dec 2017
 
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This article sets out a framework for the application of the concept of drivers in an organizational setting, specifically, with owner-managers of small businesses. The applicability of previous literature is explored, and consideration is given to the differences between clinical and organizational transactional analysis. The call for further research within transactional analysis is supported by the description of a research investigation of owner-managers of small firms in the United Kingdom. The relevance of the model to the overall performance of the business is highlighted. The need for further research to inform ongoing theoretical development and the possibility of interventions using the model are described.

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David Johnson

David Johnson is a chartered psychologist who works in the Small Business Centre of Durham University Business School. He also runs his own consultancy and training business. He has an undergraduate degree in social psychology and a doctorate in social and health psychology. He has undertaken three years of counseling training and four years of transactional analysis training and has practiced for five years as part of his training. He is married with one son and lives in Durham City, United Kingdom.