English

Noun

self-perpetuation ‎(uncountable)

1. An act or state of something causing itself to continue to exist.
   • 1994, Thomas Jeavons, When the Bottom Line is Faithfulness, p. 65:

     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.

Related terms

• (adj): self-perpetuating