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| dc.contributor.author | Vermeulen, Leopold Petrus
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| dc.contributor.author | Wiesner, R.
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| dc.date.accessioned | 2009-10-28T06:19:56Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2009-10-28T06:19:56Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2000-09 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this study was to obtain empirical data about the effect of workforce reduction on "survivors" in the public (n=158) and private (n=71) sectors in South Africa. Analysis of the effects of workforce reduction indicated that downsizing affected the survivors negatively. Employee morale, staff commitment and motivation plummeted, while job dissatisfaction and concern about job security increased conspicuously. It was found that the negative effects were more prevalent in the public than the private sector. Depth and frequency of downsizing seem not to intensify the survivor syndrome. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Vermeulen, L & Wiesner, R 2000, 'Downsizing and the survivor syndrome: the South African case', South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 387-402. [http://www.journals.co.za/ej/ejour_ecoman.html] | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1015-8812 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/11630 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.rights | Faculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoria | en_US |
| dc.subject | Job dissatisfaction | en |
| dc.subject | Private sectors | en |
| dc.subject | Public sectors | en |
| dc.subject | Staff commitment | en |
| dc.subject | Survivor syndrome | en |
| dc.subject | Workforce reduction | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Downsizing of organizations -- South Africa | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Employee morale | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Job security | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Labor supply -- South Africa | en |
| dc.title | Downsizing and the survivor syndrome : the South African case | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
