Long Live the Past!: Exploring Lingering Attachments, Identity, and Grief in Post Death Organizing

Given the prevalence of organizational death, and the centrality of identity and relationships in shaping behavior, in this symposium, we invited a group of experts as panelists to explore the ways in which the past “lives on” – that is, how individuals connect and disconnect with dead organizations, and the related role of identity in informing their thoughts, behaviors, and ultimately the trajectory of their careers.