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Showing 1 to 20 of 137 for “"Downsizing"”.
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An analysis of job destruction and downsizing
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Economics, 1997.
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Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing in Multinational Military Organizations
<p>Although downsizing has long been a topic of research in traditional organizations, there are very few studies of this phenomenon in military contexts. As a result, we have little understanding of the key factors that drive personnel downsizing in military settings. This study contributes to our …
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Downsizing the employee workforce : human resource implications and considerations
Thesis: M.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1992
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The Effects of Downsizing on Survivors: a Meta-Analysis
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 …
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Downsizing: Personnel Reductions at the Swedish Tobacco Monopoly, 1915-1939
Downsizing is a phenomenon that remarkably seldom has been the subject of historical inquiry. This study investigates how a state-owned enterprise, the Swedish Tobacco Monopoly, reduced its labour inputs because of changed consumer preferences and mechanization in the 1920s and 1930s. By combining …
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The impact of downsizing on the remaining employees in the organisation
… the early 2000‟s there has been a wave of global downsizing of employees in many organisations. A question can be posed, to what extent have organisations focused to adopt a downsizing policy framework for ensuring a balance of procedural and efficiency imperatives (Chew & Howitz, 2002). …
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EXPOSURE TO DOWNSIZING: A LONGITUDINAL EXAMINATION OF CHANGE IN COLLECTIVE TRUST
Organizational downsizing, defined as a reduction in workforce, is a common strategy implemented by firms for the purpose of improving an organization's efficiency, work processes, or cost structure. However, previous research has shown that downsizing seldom generates positive results at a macro …
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The Effects of Downsizing in a Public Agency Employing Quality Management Practices
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Stakeholder perception of client satisfaction after downsizing the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service
… investigated in this study are: What impact did downsizing the Illinois Cooperative Extension Service (ICES) organization have on client satisfaction with Extension programming as perceived by: professional county staff, volunteer unit program council members, and members of the county governing …
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An examination of individual level effects of downsizing in a foodservice organization
This research examined the effect of downsizing on the stress-related perceptions and work-related attitudes and behaviors of employees of a school food service organization. A major purpose of this study was to investigate individual level responses according to the severity of the downsizing. The …
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The impact of downsizing on surviving employees’ organizational commitment in a retail organization
… of engaging in the restructuring is by means of downsizing. Makawatsakul and Kleiner (2003) posit that employee morale and loyalty tend to be the first unintended casualties of a downsizing strategy. The repercussions of downsizing is that it jeopardizes employees’ commitment and morale to a …
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The Impact of Downsizing on Survivors' Career Development: A Test of Super's Theory
… organizations who have and have not engaged in downsizing within a one year timeframe. The sample consisted of 162 participants, 72 layoff survivors (those who remained in an organization after its downsizing) and 92 non-survivors (employees in organizations who have not downsized within 12 …
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The impact of hospital downsizing on registered nurses displaced from full-time employment
… and October 1995 as a result of organizational downsizing and other health care reform initiatives. The purpose ofthis research was to document tIle responses of nurses to job displacement, and how that experience impacted on a nurse's professional identity and her understanding of the nature …
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Survivor reactions to organizational downsizing: The influence of justice perceptions and the psychological contract.
… contract with four outcome variables in a downsizing context. Multinational data were gathered from survivors representing a variety of organizations and industries. The main focus of the current study examined the relationships between survivors' perceptions of procedural, interpersonal, …
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Implementing strategic change of downsizing as an investment strategy: A study of UK based firms
Downsizing is a widely known phenomenon and has been studied by the researchers quite frequently. This research project treats downsizing as a form of strategic change and focuses on how integrated human resource practices and role of change agent can contribute to the success of downsizing …
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