Dealing With Pandemic Grief in Organizations

Abstract

This chapter analyzes grief in organizations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has become a challenge that human resources professionals need to include in their future strategies. The chapter provides a literature review surrounding the concepts of grief and loss, especially pandemic-related grief and grief in the workplace. Additionally, it includes the most relevant scales used to evaluate grief and bereavement related to different types of loss. Best practices are included to present a general overview of how grief and loss can be dealt with in a way in which the positive emotions can be used to outcast lasting negative emotions. A modified version of the pandemic grief scale was applied in a private business school in Mexico to analyze the impact of grief in the workplace during the health crisis.