@inproceedings{de99075ee5bb47dd9d98fed7703d6d9e,
title = "Holding patterns : a psychodynamic review of the death instinct in organizational change behavior",
abstract = "![CDATA[Detachment from idealized truths creates separation anxiety and erodes self-concept to such a degree that feelings of identity dissolution or morality and death are aroused and self-fulfilling prophecies of only negative change consequences surface. Morality and death frame life itself, yet this 'frame' is hidden in our unconscious. However, when allowed to emerge, it becomes a significant influence upon workplace behavior because during organizational change, the inability to sustain holding of our worldviews can invoke death instinct manifestations that are generally harmful to the self and others.]]",
keywords = "organizational change, death instinct, psychology, industrial, organizational behavior",
author = "Adrian Carr and Lapp, {Cheryl A.}",
year = "2005",
language = "English",
publisher = "Western Decision Sciences Institute",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 34th Annual Meeting of the Western Decision Sciences Institute",
note = "Western Decision Sciences Institute. Meeting ; Conference date: 01-01-2005",
}