Abstract
This article discusses the difference between the individual and social dynamics of games as enunciated by Berne. It presents a format for integrating intrapsychic, interpersonal, intragroup, and intergroup analysis within organizations and offers several case studies. The characteristics of organizational games are highlighted by contrasting them with individual games and relating them to Berne's elements of organizational structure and dynamics.
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