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Institutional Inheritance and Strategic Deception in Succession Planning

An analysis of how organizations suffer when leadership succession is predicated on the maintenance of foundational myths rather than institutional truth.

Succession cycles often force heirs to adopt a 'Founding Lie' to maintain organizational cohesion, triggering the Liar's Heir Syndrome (LHS) where the successor must defend an inherited falsehood to preserve their own authority.

Succession DynamicsFounding LieLegacy-DefensivenessInstitutional Truth-Threshold

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An analytical framework for exploring how narratives, identity, institutions, and communication may shape understanding. Does not assert conclusions as fact.

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Organizational Myth-makingCorporate GovernanceSuccession Ethics

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TCS — Truth Coherence System50
BCI — Belief Coherence Index50
PCM — Pattern Coherence Metric50
RAS — Regulation Activation Score50
IIR — Integration Integrity Ratio50
RER — Recovery Efficiency Rate50
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