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Showing 1 to 20 of 63 for “"Retrenchment"”.
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The Management of Retrenchment at Public Universities
… There is a lack of knowledge in the area of retrenchment management which is especially critical in higher education where there is little experience or theoretical knowledge pertaining to management in periods of decline. The purpose of the research was to obtain a better understanding of …
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Learning from retrenchment: local textile workers redefine themselves after global restructuring
This thesis analyses the ways in which recent changes in the global field of work have resonated in the lives of one group of retrenched workers. In order to conceptualise the relationships between changing conditions and changes in individual lives, the author has drawn from the work of …
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US strategic retrenchment and security-seeking behaviors of the US allies in Northeast Asia
… during the time of its patron’s strategic retrenchment. It introduces a theory of a regional state’s security-promoting behaviors during the time of its patron’s retrenchment. According to this theory, it is hypothesized that there is covariation between the level of a regional state’s …
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A national survey of school board members views on retrenchment in public school budgets
… the views of school board members concerning retrenchment in public school budgets. School board members make budget decisions within a framework of frequently competing priorities of increased pressures for improved school outcomes and relatively decreased revenues as a result of the current …
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A Requiem to Departed Days: The Transformation and Retrenchment of Planter-Class Women in Georgia
<p>During the American Civil War, elite Southern women were required to step outside their traditional role as the protected gender in order to take on responsibilities like supporting Confederate troops, maintaining and operating plantations, supervising slaves, and providing for their families. …
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The law of retrenchment: s 189a facilitation - the impact of facilitation in large-scale retrenchments
… tough business challenges often wave the wand of retrenchment in the hope that the problem will go away. This often leads to workers unexpectedly finding themselves unemployed and queuing at the unemployment offices. In 2002, legislative provisions were introduced into the statute dealing …
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The relationship between administrative function and position elimination during periods of retrenchment at community colleges
… an investigation of organizational response to retrenchment in higher education. The presidents and deans of Washington State's 32 community and technical colleges were surveyed to measure the severity of, as well as the strategic and economic approaches taken to the retrenchment. It was found …
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The relationship between retrenchment, organisational commitment, absenteeism and labour turnover in an information technology call centre
… are compelled to reduce personnel costs. Retrenchments have therefore become an increasingly common occurrence within South Africa. This has had an impact on the level of organisational commitment, absenteeism and turnover. Studies support the link between the levels of organisational …
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The experience of managers responsible for retrenchment : the development of a dynamic process model and analysis of role stress
Retrenchment is a widespread and frequently used strategy adopted by management to deal with the economic demands faced by organisations. The lack of a theoretical framework, however, has limited the understanding of the phenomenon. The impact of retrenchment on managers and their role in …
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Understanding the shift from permanent employment to contract work among retail workers who accepted voluntary retrenchment packages in 2017
… experience of retail workers who took voluntary retrenchment package (VRP) in 2017 and then returned to the same workplace as contract workers through labour brokers. This study specifically focuses on the experience of the transition from being a permanent worker with access to various …
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The role of Telkom SA Ltd. in the Western Cape: a case study on the management of its retrenchment process
… Telkom, which bi-annually embarks on large-scale retrenchments. Service organisations within the company were chosen at random to participate in this study. Telkom’s Human Resource Management, Legal Services, Employee Relations, and the organisation’s recognised unions participated in this study.
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A qualitative investigation into the experiences of retrenchment survivors : a case study of employees at a South African alcoholic beverage company
Retrenchments have become increasingly prevalent in South Africa affecting those that are retrenched and the survivors of such a process. Despite survivors being the linchpins of future profitability, research on their experiences is limited in this country. This research followed a case study …
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Is South African labour law for dismissal based on operational requirements unduly onerous for employers?
An international perspective on retrenchment based on the application of international labour standards (ILO 'Termination of Employment Convention 158' and ILO 'Termination of Employment Recommendation 166'.
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Job security: a legal duty to consult or negotiate?
… employer to negotiate with workers in regard to retrenchment, closure and transfer of undertakings. It also examines the--factors that are obstacles to the existence of such a duty. Furthermore, the effects of ·such _non - negotiation on the workers' job security and on efficiency as well as …
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Economic shocks, poverty and household food insecurity in urban Zambia: an ethnographic account of Chingola
… of the recent global economic crisis such as retrenchment coupled with increasing food and fuel prices have played a major role in generating many newly poor households. The economic crisis came at a time when most developing countries were still struggling with impoverishment mainly caused by …
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Essays on the sequencing of divestitures and acquisitions
… additional resources available to firms after retrenchment can positively affect the extent to which they are able to implement strategy. The first study explores firms use of sequential divestitures and acquisitions to achieve corporate differentiation. This chapter finds that firms use …
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Power politics : renewable energy policy change in US states
… like Kansas and Colorado, have staved off retrenchment attempts? Typical explanations for policy change include shifts in partisan control, shifts in public opinion, and bureaucratic learning. However, I argue that shifts in the balance of power between supportive and opponent interest …
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Lawyers Need Law: A Study of Constitutional Arguments Made to State Supreme Courts
… can alter this behavior. First, the federal retrenchment signal occurs when the U.S. Supreme Court overrules or narrows a rights doctrine, and where it refuses to recognize new rights claims. Second, the internal encouragement signal occurs when a state high court embraces state law either in …
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Environmental journalism curriculum as an imperative of democracy: A philosophical exploration.
Economic retrenchment, social shifts, and technological changes endanger journalism's democratic role. Journalism education faces parallel threats. I review the state of journalism and education, linking the crisis to society's loss of story, framed philosophically by the Dewey-critical theory …
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