Download or read book The Effects of the Downsizing Process on Organizational Commitment written by Lisa Nieman and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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.

Download or read book Downsizing and Its Effects on Organizational Commitment written by Roxane L. Gervais and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Impact of Downsizing on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment written by Steven Michael Hall and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Change at Work written by Peter Cappelli and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1997-02-27 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A far-reaching transformation is taking place in the US in the relationship between employers and employees. The lessons learned from Japan and from "best practice" companies like IBM about how job security, training, and internal development can improve employee commitment and performance have given way to a new set of lessons about how companies can redue fixed costs, increase flexibility, and improve performance by eliminating the elaborate employment systems that prepared employees for long careers in the company. Where the old arrangement protected employees from outside market forces, the new ones drag the market right back in through downsizing, contingent workforces, hiring on the outside for new skills, and compensation contingent on overall organizational performance. New work systems that reengineer processes and empower employees "flatten" the organizational chart, cutting management jobs in particular and reducing opportunities for career development. The new arrangements shift many of the risks of business from the firm to the employees and make employees, rather than employers, responsible for developing their own skills and careers. They also increase the demands placed on workers while reducing what they receive back for their efforts. While morale is down and stress is up, employee performance seems to be rising largely because of fear driven by the shortage of good jobs. Change at Work explores the theme that employees have paid the price for the widespread restructuring of American firms as illustrated by reduced security, greater effort and hours, and reduced morale. In this important study--commissioned by the National Planning Asociation's Committee on New American Realities--the authors consider how individuals and employers need to adapt to the new arrangements as well as the implicatioons for important policy issues such as how skills will be developed where the attachment to the firms is sharply reduced. The future is uncertain, but the authors argue that the traditional relationship between employer and employee will continue to erode, making this work essential reading for managers concerned with the profound impact corporate restructuring has had on the lives of workers.

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.

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

Download or read book The Effects of Downsizing on Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment Behavior in Human Resources Professionals written by Meghan B. Leboeuf and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Effects of Organizational Downsizing on Survivors written by Tilahun Kidane and published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most organizations use downsizing as a cost reduction strategy in order to compete in today's fierce competitive environment. But most organizations fail to achieve its objective of cost reduction and increased efficiencies due to its adverse effect on remaining employee. Following the management contract of ETC to France Telecom, this is rebranded as Ethio Telcom, in Ethio Telecom South and South Western Region, Hawassa Shop about 35.5% of employees were reduced in 2011. This project examines what effect the downsizing process has had on the survivors of Ethio- Telecom South and South West Region Hawassa Shop. The total population of the organization was 139 which is less than 200 as a result researcher prefers census method. Data was gathered using questionnaire. The finding indicate existence of survivor syndrome (organizational commitment (decreased levels), perceived promotion opportunities (decreased expectations), job satisfaction (decreased levels), staff motivation (decreased levels), morale (decreased levels) and job insecurity (increased levels), perception of breach of psychological contract, absence of increased work load and high intention of turnover.

Download or read book The Impact of an Organizational Downsizing Effort on Survivors Communication Network Relationships and Attitudes written by Alex Michael Susskind and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Effects of Financial Situation and Organizational Commitment in the Downsizing stress Process a Case Study of Russian Army written by David. E. Rohall and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Key Issues in Organizational Communication written by Owen Hargie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-02-24 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is often said that the practice of management is in crisis, and that managers are now finding it harder than ever to develop strategies which withstand the shocks of the marketplace. This illuminating book cuts through these conflicting issues to show how organizational communication plays a vital role in confronting uncertainty. Arguing that many managers fail to adequately consider the communication consequences of the decision making process and its impact on organizational effectiveness, Hargie and Tourish present here numerous organizational communication insights, and show how they reveal a way through these dilemmas. Based on cutting-edge research findings and case studies, this book features contributions from the UK, USA, Canada, New Zealand and Norway, bringing multiple perspectives to this topical subject. The result is a comprehensive guide to organizational communication useful for managers, academics and students.

Download or read book Risk Propensity and Knowledge Sharing Intentions of Individuals in a Downsized Organization written by Ward Griffin Willis and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Psychology of Organizational Change written by Shaul Oreg and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-04-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume examines organizational change from the employee's perspective.

Download or read book The Relationship Between Downsizing and Managers Organizational Commitment written by Jenifer A. Kihm and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book ORGANIZATIONAL DOWNSIZING AN IMPACT OF GLOBAL MELTDOWN written by Dr. Vivek Singh Sachan and published by Horizon Books ( A Division of Ignited Minds Edutech P Ltd). This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inexorable and worldwide tide of deregulation and privatization of markets has resulted in cut – throat competition, coupled with pressure for improvement in cost, quality, cycle time, and performance. The global competition in industries has created new pressure for efficiency. Firms are now required to transcend local standards and attain global standards that are relatively stringent.

Download or read book Workforce Reductions written by Thomas Hickok and published by Center for Creative Leadership. This book was released on 1999 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation Brings together the prevailing thinking surrounding the issue of workforce reduction to help managers and executives ensure a successful transition to a more robust and effective organization. Articles and books reviewed were found in both practitioner-oriented sources such as magazines and popular books, as well as scholarly journals. Sources were selected for annotation based on their perceived relevance to the body of literature, their unique perspective, and their general interest. Entries are in-depth, with many a page or more in length. Annotations are organized in three sections on the organizational, the organization-individual relationship, and the individual perspectives. Section introductions summarize key themes. Hickok holds a Doctor of Public Administration degree from the University of Southern California, and is a consultant to the US Defense Intelligence Agency. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)