The article present to the metaphor of the organization as an organism to stress the im- portance of social and psychological aspects of change management within the organization. Draws attention to the essence of human vulnerability and the organization as a special area of its manifestation in the situation changes. Also stressed the need for multidimensional assessment of sensitivity and its usefulness in the characterization of the response organization for change.
The author makes an attempt at general presentation of pathological phenomena present in the office-work. The office-work belongs to these areas of practical activity of institutions which are assessed most critically. It is observed here that negative assessments prevail. The studies conducted among office workers in different institutions confirm these assessments. These negative assessments are justified by> examples of pathological phenomena accompanying the office-work the typology of which has been performed in this article for empirical purposes. Our attention is also drawn to causes of pathological phenomena which are reflected, first of all, in psyche of employees.