Downsizing and the survivor syndrome : the South African case

dc.contributor.authorVermeulen, Leopold Petrus
dc.contributor.authorWiesner, R.
dc.date.accessioned2009-10-28T06:19:56Z
dc.date.available2009-10-28T06:19:56Z
dc.date.issued2000-09
dc.description.abstractThe 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.citationVermeulen, 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.issn1015-8812
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/11630
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoriaen_US
dc.rightsFaculty of Economic and Management Sciences, University of Pretoriaen_US
dc.subjectJob dissatisfactionen
dc.subjectPrivate sectorsen
dc.subjectPublic sectorsen
dc.subjectStaff commitmenten
dc.subjectSurvivor syndromeen
dc.subjectWorkforce reductionen
dc.subject.lcshDownsizing of organizations -- South Africaen
dc.subject.lcshEmployee moraleen
dc.subject.lcshJob securityen
dc.subject.lcshLabor supply -- South Africaen
dc.titleDownsizing and the survivor syndrome : the South African caseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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