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Self-perpetuation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An act or state of something causing itself to continue to exist. uncountable, usually

    "One assumption that virtually all organizational theories and theorists seem to share is that every organization will devote itself to its own self-perpetuation. Experience suggests this assumption is generally well founded."

Etymology

From self- + perpetuation.

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