Routledge - Death and the City: On Loss, Mourning, and Melancholia

Organizational collapse has become a common part of our cultural experience. From Enron and Lehman's to Bank of America and Northern Rock, the failure of major institutions shapes how we understand work and stability. As technology and economic shifts make working lives increasingly vulnerable, the concept of organizational mortality becomes a vital area of study. Death and the City: On Loss, Mourning, and Melancholia at Work examines the various ways organizations end. Whether these endings are sharp and brutal, premature, or carefully planned and premeditated, they leave behind significant emotional collateral damage. This book explores the consequences of these endings and the impact they have on the people within these structures. In a modern environment where organizational life is under constant threat, understanding the emotional and social weight of these failures is necessary. This Routledge publication provides a deep look into the reality of working in an era of uncertainty and the profound effects that organizational death has on the workforce.