Change, loss, and grief in organizations

Boland, F Katelynn, Stillwell, Elizabeth E. ORCID: 0000-0003-1079-1996, Dobrow, Shoshana ORCID: 0000-0002-3068-0129, Sciarappa, Shannon Leigh, Robison Pickering, Jayci, Sheprow, Elizabeth, Feldberg, Alexandra, Chiacchia, Daniel J., Ruttan, Rachel Lise, DeCelles, Katherine Ann, Jun, Sora and Newman, George (2025) Change, loss, and grief in organizations. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025 (1). ISSN 0065-0668

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Abstract

This symposium, titled “Change, Loss, and Grief in Organizations,” explores the multifaceted impact of change, loss, and grief on employees and organizations. Change, loss, and grief—whether personal or professional—are universal experiences that shape the work-life interface. However, organizational scholarship has only begun to unpack the complex ways these experiences influence individuals and workplaces. This symposium advances understanding by examining the varied and nuanced ways individuals process both personal and professional change, loss, and grief, including how these processes affect communication, sense-making, and recovery; and strategies organizations, leaders, and colleagues can adopt to effectively support those navigating these experiences and emotions. Bringing together diverse methodological approaches—mixed methods, qualitative, and quantitative—this symposium highlights innovative perspectives on how employees experience, cope with, and adapt to change, loss, and grief in the workplace. Research-based insights from these papers aim to inform organizational policies and practices that foster resilience, compassion, and well-being. The symposium seeks to engage scholars interested in change, loss, and grief, while offering actionable recommendations for future research and practice. Understanding Loss: How Experiences of Loss and Coping Strategies Impact Wellbeing Author: F Katelynn Boland; Answered and Abandoned: Navigating Meaningfulness and Mental Health After Abandoning a Calling Author: Shannon Leigh Sciarappa; Boston College In for the Long Haul: How Long COVID and Loss of Self Shape Identity, Well-being, and Work Author: Elizabeth E. Stillwell; The London School of Economics & Political Science Author: Jayci Robison Pickering; When Loss Bleeds into Work Life: How Workers Manage Disenfranchised Grief Author: Elizabeth Sheprow; Harvard Business School Author: Alexandra Feldberg; Harvard Business School Why Grit Doesn’t Work For Grief Author: Daniel J. Chiacchia; University of Toronto Author: Rachel Lise Ruttan; University of Toronto Author: Katherine Ann DeCelles; University of Toronto Author: Sora Jun; Rice University Author: George Newman; University of Toronto

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	© Academy of Management Proceedings
Divisions:	Management
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD28 Management. Industrial Management
Date Deposited:	04 Dec 2025 15:09
Last Modified:	04 Dec 2025 15:15
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/130424

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