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Author : Francis P. Brennan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Download or read book The Effect of Downsizing and Its Implications on Survivors in the Corporation written by Francis P. Brennan and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joyce C. Irons
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (875 download)
Download or read book An Analysis of the Effects of Downsizing on Job Satisfaction of Survivors in Selected Educational Institutions and Corporations written by Joyce C. Irons and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Franco Gandolfi
Publisher : ICFAI Books
ISBN 13 : 8131401715
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (314 download)
Download or read book Corporate Downsizing Demystified written by Franco Gandolfi and published by ICFAI Books. This book was released on 2006 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the increased levels of organizational efficiency, profitability, and competitiveness have produced major layoffs and redundancies, corporate downsizing has now become a strategy of choice for many corporations and governmental agencies. It is now
Author : Elizabeth Quillen Wilson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 94 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (328 download)
Download or read book Effects of Corporate Downsizing on Survivors written by Elizabeth Quillen Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Bonita J. Manson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135697132
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (356 download)
Download or read book Downsizing Issues written by Bonita J. Manson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the impact of downsizing on employee morale and productivity. Downsizing, due to economic changes, has played an integral part in business, the public sector, and schools. No longer are companies inclined to maintain the status quo for the sake of employee loyalty. Downsizing has have resulted in the lives and careers of employees being destroyed. The purpose of this study was to provide insight on the perception of the work environment in light of downsizing in the states of California and Illinois Cooperative Extension. The primary role of Extension is to plan pertinent programs that are effective in meeting the educational needs of the community in agriculture, family and consumer studies, and youth development. This study focuses on how to maintain professional competencies with less staff. Data was provided by the Manson's Workplace Environment Analysis Inventory, and original instrument, to secure reactions of employees in a downsized environment, specifically on morale, survivor job security, and trust. The findings suggested that even though there were discrepancies between the employees' and management's perceptions of morale and survivors job security, they did share similar perceptions on trust in the workplace. The results of this study can be used in designing leadership training programs for community based organizations and others faced with downsizing.
Author : Rus Slater
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 1781660190
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (816 download)
Download or read book The Guide to Company Downsizing written by Rus Slater and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guide is not aimed at board Chairmen of global companies or at the Human Resource Directors of large organisations; it is aimed at the small-business owner or the line manager who is actually going to have to look someone in the eye and tell them that they don't have a job any more .
Author : David M. Noer
Publisher : John Wiley and Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470528591
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (75 download)
Download or read book Healing the Wounds written by David M. Noer and published by John Wiley and Sons. This book was released on 2009-07-28 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the founder of "layoff survivor sickness" an updated edition of a book for today's downsized workforce Thoroughly revised and updated, David Noer's classic book about downsized organizations has never been more relevant. Reports of the most recent layoffs are making the front pages of our newspapers with frightening regularity. And massive downsizing continues to reshape the face of American business. But what about those who remain behind? Healing the Wounds provides an antidote to the widespread malaise on the American business scene left in the wake of workforce reductions. Drawing on case studies and original research, David M. Noer-an expert frequently quoted in major media such as The Wall Street Journal and Fortune on the topic of layoffs and layoff survivor sickness-provides executives, human resource professionals, managers, and consultants with an original model and clear guidelines for revitalizing downsized organizations and the employees left behind. Offers thoroughly revised edition of a book about layoffs and those who are left behind Filled with relevant case studies and recent research Written by David Noer an acclaimed expert on the topic Gives employers much-needed guidance for revitalizing downsized companies
Download or read book The Effects of Downsizing on Survivors written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research on the effects of downsizing has focused on several levels including the global, organization, and the individual. However, this research, at the individual level, focused specifically on the effects of downsizing on the survivors of the organization. Downsizing refers to activities undertaken by management to improve the efficiency, productivity, and competitiveness of the organization by reducing the workforce size. Many researchers explain the types of response we can expect from survivors of a corporate downsizing. The possible attitudes and behaviors due to downsizing are of particular interest to managers, because managers will inevitably face a workforce at least partially staffed with survivors of downsizing activities. The purpose of this research is to give a better understanding of the effects of downsizing on survivors. This is accomplished by systematically analyzing and combining the findings of independent studies through meta-analysis. This research investigates the variables and variable relationships which represent effects of downsizing on the survivors. The individual downsizing studies are the sources of the variables used to measure behaviors and attitudes prevalent among downsizing survivors. The results of this research give a summary of the cumulated correlations for sixteen(16) variable relationships specifying the strength, direction, and the range of the correlations. These findings enable the manager to preview, in a combined sense, a certain set of downsizing survivor responses. These results support the findings reported in the independent studies and by other downsizing researchers. The studies that did not qualify for use in the meta-analysis cumulation procedures are analyzed, through the meta-analysis vote count method, and show that the majority of the survivors had experienced negative downsizing effects.
Author : Donald J. Minnick Ph. D.
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 144016410X
Total Pages : 247 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)
Download or read book Survive Downsizing written by Donald J. Minnick Ph. D. and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-09 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses qualities and techniques that will help you survive a company restructure. Includes advice on what to do if you lose your job.
Author : Kenneth De Meuse
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0787966681
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (879 download)
Download or read book Resizing the Organization written by Kenneth De Meuse and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2003-02-03 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presented by the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, this much-needed resource offers a wealth of theoretical information, best business practices, and winning techniques for executives who must guide their companies through the often difficult processes of mergers, acquisitions, downsizings, and other transitions. Written by top experts in the field, Resizing the Organization is a field guide for applying industrial and organizational psychology theories and practices to the management of change strategies.
Author : Por-ngarm Saengratwatchara
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Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (144 download)
Download or read book The Threat of Future Downsizing and Its Ideological Consequences written by Por-ngarm Saengratwatchara and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In today's workplace, employees are faced with the possibility of corporate downsizing, mergers and acquisitions. These trends have the potential to create a sense of fear and/or anxiety of job loss among employees. Although substantial research on downsizing and layoff has been conducted, attention has been mainly directed to the victims and survivors of layoffs. Less information has been collected about how people in general cope with the fear caused by the threat of layoff through mass downsizing. Drawing upon Terror Management Theory (TMT) (Greenberg, Pyszczynski, & Solomon, 1986; Solomon, Greenberg, & Pyszczynski, 1991), I have developed a model describing the relationships between threat of future downsizing and the defense mechanisms that are associated with such threat. The purpose of this dissertation is to examine how individuals cope with the threat of layoff through downsizing. In particular, this study empirically examines whether subjects who are threatened by job loss through downsizing will be more likely to favor two business ideologies: the ideology of employee self-reliance and the ideology of corporate change. The ideology of employee self-reliance is defined as the belief that employees should be responsible for their own career planning, including their training and obtaining of essential skills (McKinley, Mone & Barker, 1998) while the ideology of corporate change is defined as the belief that corporate change is constant, healthy, and the normal condition for a corporation (Doppler & Lauterburg, 2001). In addition to examining whether the threat of future downsizing affects favorableness toward business ideologies, the study examines whether the threat of future downsizing will lead subjects to deny vulnerability to the threat. Three hypotheses are proposed to compare responses among those who are exposed to the threat of future downsizing and those who are not. In particular, I predict that subjects who are exposed to the threat of future downsizing will manage their threat by: (a) denying their vulnerability to the threat, and (b) embracing worldviews, which in this study are the business ideologies described above. I conducted a 2 (threat of future downsizing or control) by 2 (business ideologies: the ideology of employee self-reliance or the ideology of corporate change) between-subjects analysis of variance (ANOVA) to test whether those exposed to the threat of future downsizing condition engaged in behavior that would help them deny vulnerability to the threat. The ANOVA result confirms the pretest conducted previously, indicating that threat of future downsizing leads to denial of vulnerability to downsizing. Another two hypotheses examining whether the threat of future downsizing led to being more favorable toward business ideologies were tested using a 2 (threat of future downsizing or control) by 2 (business ideologies: the ideology of employee self-reliance or the ideology of corporate change) between-subjects analysis of covariance (ANCOVA). These hypotheses were not supported. Results were significant, however, in the opposite-to-predicted direction, suggesting that when exposed to the threat of future downsizing, subjects tended to evaluate the ideologies of employee self-reliance and corporate change less positively rather than more positively. The implications for future research and managerial practice are discussed.
Author : Cary L. Cooper
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1107004675
Total Pages : 457 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Downsizing written by Cary L. Cooper and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downsizing is one of the most frequently used business strategies for reducing costs, returning firms to profit or for restructuring businesses following takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. Downsizing measures are also set to become much more prevalent in the public sector as governments seek to restrict levels of public spending. This book is one of the first to provide a thorough study of downsizing from a global perspective. It examines the phenomenon in its entirety, exploring how it is initiated and what the process of downsizing looks like. It also looks at the effects of downsizing at a number of different levels, from the individual (e.g., motivational effects, effects on health and stress levels) to the organizational (e.g., financial outcomes, reputational and productivity outcomes). Written by an international team of experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of downsizing that examines both the strategic and human implications of this process.
Author : Lena Kholodova
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783838317595
Total Pages : 76 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)
Download or read book The Effects of Downsizing on Layoff Survivors in Dutch Organizations written by Lena Kholodova and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2009-11 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current global recession and difficult economical situation threatens the competitive position of organizations. The Dutch economy is closely linked to the global economy resulting in a situation which forces Dutch companies having to take measures in order to reduce costs and to survive in the market. One of the strategies to reduce costs is downsizing. This thesis provides insights in the effects of downsizing on survivors and indicates which measures managers should take in order to reduce survivor syndrome. Downsizing is an emotional impactful intervention not only for laid off employees, but also for remaining employees. In many cases, organizations take good care of employees who have to leave. However, the surviving employees' emotional feelings hardly receive any attention, which can lead to the development of "survivor syndrome." Organizations often forget that survivors are those who have to realize the organizational goals after downsizing process. Managers are able to influence the feelings of survivors and reduce survivor syndrome and voluntary turnover by providing open communication and increase the degree of perceived fairness.
Author : Latisha D. Bell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (617 download)
Download or read book Downsizing written by Latisha D. Bell and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Debra A. Livingston
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 90 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (573 download)
Download or read book The Negative Affects of Downsizing on Survivors written by Debra A. Livingston and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 90 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In response to the negative affects of downsizing and restructuring initiatives on survivors of the organization, this study seeks to understand how preplanning strategies can make for successful implementation and recovery. Using existing opinion research and a preplanning research model, this paper explores the need to look to the common employee in addition to members of the leaership team. An inductive analysis suggests that a preplanning practice that addresses the concerns of employees at various levels would benefit the organization. Further, the use of preplanning downsizing strategies seems necessary for the future of the organization and its survivors. Also, the data suggests that employees want to add value to the organizational processes and solutios. Based on the findings, several implications for the development of organizational preplanning polices in preparation for downsizing or restructuring initiatives are discussed."--Author's abstract.
Author : Hlanganipai Ngirande
Publisher : LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9783847308027
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (8 download)
Download or read book The Psychological Impact of Downsizing on Employee Survivors written by Hlanganipai Ngirande and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2011-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Downsizing the workforce has become an ongoing phenomenon in organizations the world over. Downsizing has various effects on the employees and the organizations. The positive effects expected by organizations are faster decision making, smoother communications, greater, and increase in productivity and thus an increase in organizational effectiveness. Although organizations reduce workforces with the intention to get benefits, they must face the negative effects too. The negative effects are creation of climate of distrust, insecurity and demotivation, less commitment, increased absenteeism, emotional trauma, break-down of psychological contract, high level of stress, increased conflict, skills break down of communication and loss of creativity. Research reveals that most organizations do not even achieve financial gain from downsizing as expected. One of the reasons for the failure is ineffective handling of the people left after downsizing (survivors). This study conducts an in-depth research of the literature to understand the effect of downsizing on survivors.
Author : Janice M. Spangenburg
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1425746594
Total Pages : 61 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (257 download)
Download or read book Life Beyond Downsizing written by Janice M. Spangenburg and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Witnessing first hand how the federal government works from an active stint in the Navy and continuing it with federal service gave me the ability to see what was awry in each organization. At the 12 year mark, I saw so much that made me ponder what could be done differently in organizations. When I was an intern and went through downsizing it gave me a deep appreciation for how the people were treated and how management was at the forefront of decision making and outcomes for the people. That led me to one of the most important works of my life to look at downsizing and how it was handled in federal organizations. When I started to research this organizational ailment I realized that even the Comptroller General, David Walker felt that there was a human capital crisis in the government. He said that it threatened national security (Walker, 2001; Voinovich, 2001). Unfortunately, the government and many other employers have all too often treated their employees as a cost to be cut rather than an asset to be valued (Walker, 2001). A U. S. General Accounting Office (GAO) (2000) study reported that many of the human capital problems that the Department of Defense (DOD) deals with today are the result of its approach to downsizing in the early 1990s (GAO). This outcome results in layoff survivors who possess an emotive outcome inherent with being a survivor, incurring layoff survivor sickness and being among the organization's walking wounded. As organizations change, downsizing will continue and management and leadership will play a crucial role in the future of downsizing and its impact on the relationships and behaviors of employees (leader and member) (O'Neill & Lenn, 1995). The federalgovernment calls it a buzz word like "transformation" or "rightsizing" and management thinks that they have done something right. I often wondered how these managers could cut the organization support ranks to the bone and have no regard for how the private sector dealt with the outcome of these decisions that were not always the best. My passion for the way the government managed was sparked by a meeting and presentation by Dr. Paul Light, who informed me well about what the government was doing. After that, I was attending courses at the Defense Acquisition University at Ft Belvoir, I spent many hours in the library and did some research on this subject. One day I found an article that dealt with Leader Member Exchange (LMX), Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) and Organizational Commitment (OC) written by an Air Force Major, Yolanda Truckenbrodt. This book extends the study by Dr. Yolanda Truckenbrodt (2000) who provided an implication on her empirical examination of the quality of the relationship of the leader-member exchange, organizational citizenship behavior, and organizational commitment constructs that a replication should be done on civilian federal workers. The study that I did extends further to include the population of federal survivors in a downsized organization. The ultimate goal was to examine the implications of downsizing by the federal government within a theoretical framework that focuses on civilians in the largest aspect of the federal workforce, the DOD who represent resilience and continuity. The Problem with Downsizing Allen, Freeman, Russell, Reizenstein, and Rentz (2001) studied 106 managers who experienced downsizing and provided data regardingorganizational commitment, turnover intentions, job involvement, role clarity, role overload, satisfaction with top management, and satisfaction with job security at three different times. Although the results generally indicated that downsizing had a significant impact on work attitudes that the impact varied over time, and the initial impact was generally negative, also indicated that changes related to satisfaction with top management and job security were significantly related to changes in organizational commitment. In the federal government, the managem
