Death, Grief, and New Beginnings

New Beginnings.

Transitions in life are both inevitable and critical. Over the past 6 months, CQO has commenced an important shift as its founding editorial team has finished its remarkable term and a new group of editors takes over the journal for the next 5 years. As the incoming Editor-in-Chief for CQO’s new group of editors, I am excited and humbled by the opportunities that now lie before us. This is my f...

New beginnings.

of a wife who has spent a lot of time in Young Women, I have attended many “New Beginnings.” I have always liked the name but sometimes half jokingly say to Susan, “Why do Young Women call it ‘New Beginnings’? Why not just ‘Beginnings’? What is the diff erence between a ‘beginning’ and a ‘new beginning’?” Isn’t ‘new’ redundant?” Lately, however, I have felt new appreciation for the “new” in “Ne...

New beginnings.

Grief and Coping Strategies of Nurses Following Patient Death at the Konongo-Odumasi Government Hospital, Ghana

Background: Nurses working in various patient care departments are exposed to different traumatic situations, patient suffering, and death in their routine care.  This study investigated grief and coping experiences amongst registered nurses working in various care departments of a major government health facility in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Methods: A  descriptive cross-sectional survey a...

Beyond letting go and moving on: New perspectives on organizational death, loss and grief

While the literature on organizational change is largely silent concerning issues of loss and grief, those studies that have addressed these dynamics suggest they can be understood as instances of organizational death (Blau, 2006, 2007, 2008; Harris & Sutton, 1986; Hazen, 2008; Marks & Mirvis, 2001; Marris, 1974; Sutton, 1983, 1987; Zell, 2003). However, conceptualization of organizational deat...