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Death of an institution *
Author(s) -
Kaplan Tony
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
british journal of medical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.102
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 2044-8341
pISSN - 0007-1129
DOI - 10.1111/j.2044-8341.1991.tb01647.x
Subject(s) - demise , psychoanalytic theory , institution , grief , vulnerability (computing) , psychology , psychoanalysis , process (computing) , psychotherapist , sociology , political science , law , social science , computer security , computer science , operating system
The impact on an institution of the death of its leader is examined. The vulnerability to loss and change that was engendered and the decline and eventual demise of the organization is described. A way of understanding the process of grief in institutions, drawing on psychoanalytic, attachment and systems theory, is proposed.