A Guide to Grief in Public Administration

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ID12450322
AuthorsMargaret H Vickers (Western Sydney University, corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume28
Issue2
Pages245-261
Publication date2006-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAdministrative Theory & Praxis (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1084-1806 • E-ISSN: 1949-0461
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/10841806.2006.11029533
OpenAlexW1522282650
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited11

One of the important questions to address when one considers the governance and bureaucracy of the future is: What about the individual? Traditional governance and bureaucracy focuses on rational features of organizations and groups, rather than the idiosyncrasies and essentials of being human, with hearts, desires, ambitions, emotions, perceptions, feelings, and life experiences that, ultimately, shape all that we do, say and feel. I urge readers to consider the specific needs of human beings-with all that they bring to organizational life-and speak specifically about the need to recognize grief and loss in the world of administration. This paper talks about grief: what it is; the forms it can take; what might spark it; and how organizations currently respond. The need to support grieving individuals in public administration (PA) organizations is discussed

Administration (probate law · Bureaucracy · Corporate governance · Feeling · Grief · Management · Perception · Political science · Politics · Psychotherapist · Public relations · Sociology · Emotional Labor in Professions · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology

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