Abstract Downsizing has been a common cost-cutting activity for organisations in the last 25 years. Literature in this area has focused mainly on the effects that redundancy may have on people leaving the organisation. However‚ some research has investigated the effect it may have on the employees who were not made redundant‚ and from this the concept of ’Survivor Syndrome ’ was created. It has been established that redundancy processes result in negative emotions being felt by survivors‚ such as
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Article Summary The article I chose was titled “BBC comes under fire after revealing 2‚000 job cuts”. Available at: http://www.independent.ie/business/european/bbc-comes-under-fire-after-revealing-2000-job-cuts-2898224.html. The article discusses downsizing and strike action. The BBC came under attack by trade unions stating that the proposed 2000 job cuts will lead to further damage to the company in the long run as the quality as well as the image of the company will be lowered. The article argues
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job losses (whether we label them as downsizing‚ layoffs‚ or restructuring) reaches us daily. And sometimes the reality hits close to home – loss of a job of a family member‚ a close friend‚ a valued coworker or someone you supervise. According to McKinley‚ Sanchez and Schick (1995)‚ “This process of deliberate personnel reduction has been justified as a cost-cutting measure and as an incentive to increase productivity. However‚ evidence has shown that downsizing negatively affects employee morale
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engineers. According to the two articles given‚ the Australian and International Pilots Association (APIA) and the Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) are pressuring Qantas’ Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Alan Joyce to abolish his downsizing policy. The unions and also the general public wants to keep jobs in Australia instead of having it outsourced to other countries which according to the CEO‚ will significantly reduce QI’s labour costs and increase their profitability. 2.0
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David Foster Wallace’s speech is to show the value in liberal arts college. In the passage David Foster Wallace writes‚ "I have come gradually to understand that the liberal-arts cliche about "teaching you how to think" is actually shorthand for a much deeper‚ more serious idea "Learning how to think" really means learning how to exercise some control over how and what you think. It means being conscious and aware enough to choose what you pay attention to and to choose how you construct meaning
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Considerations When Downsizing The euphemism‚ downsizing describes the involuntary termination of a number of employees based on an employer’s decision to reduce staff or to cease operations all together (Walsh‚ 2013). Employers are often faced with tough decisions to reduce staff in response to many different factors. There are important legal issues that need to be considered as they will impact business owners if not addressed. Proper planning for a reduction in force can save an organization
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sexual aggression in college students. PSYCHOLOGY OF WOMEN QUARTERLY‚ V.19‚ NO.2‚ JUNE‚ pp. 181-194; 1995 ISSN: 0361-6843 Hirsch‚ Kathleen. Fraternities of fear—Gang rape‚ male bonding‚ and the silencing of women. Ms.; Vol. 1; pp. 52-6; S-O 1990. Hummer‚ Robert A. and Patricia Yancey Martin. "Fraternities and Rape on Campus." Violence Against Women the Bloody Footprints. Ed. Pauline B. Bart and Eileen Geil Moran. California: SAGE Publications‚ Inc.‚ 1993. 114-129. Koss‚ Mary P.; Cleveland III
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Using at least two (2) of the foundational ethical theories studied in Module 2‚ you should answer the following questions. With each answer‚ you should discuss the issues and set forth and defend a clear position on whether or not any constraint ought to be placed on the freedom of a business to: Export capital for production The exporting of capital for production would not be supported by a utilitarian and would be found to be unethical. A utilitarian would argue that by allowing our capital
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the case‚ Carter should requested an adjustment to the anchoring bias of 15% downsizing target and examined the list of criteria that Stevens’ laid out in the light of sustained growth. Healthy growth requires people who are competent in their current job as well as people with potential. Consequently the group should have avoided using criteria such as lack of future potential in competent people or seniority for downsizing. Stevens’ suggestion for reviewing people’s potential and seniority‚ put in
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Drew Lang ENGL 1006 Coach V November 1‚ 2013 1‚366 Words LeBron James LeBron James is arguably the greatest player to ever touch a basketball‚ and everything you want and need to know about him is in the book “LeBron James: A Biography”. Lew H. Freedman‚ the author‚ talks about his whole life‚ from his childhood to the day he became a pro in the NBA. He also talks about some of the struggles LeBron had during his road to stardom‚ and all of the historic achievements he earned. This biography
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