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Death of an institution
1Child Guidance Centre, Enfield, UK.
The British Journal of Medical Psychology
|June 1, 1991
Summary
The death of a leader can make organizations vulnerable, leading to decline. This study proposes a framework for understanding institutional grief using psychoanalytic, attachment, and systems theories.
Area of Science:
- Organizational Psychology
- Sociology
- Psychoanalytic Studies
Background:
- The death of a leader presents unique challenges to an institution's stability and continuity.
- Organizations face significant vulnerability to loss and subsequent change following leadership demise.