"Office Space” This movie was pretty funny and had some slow moments as well. This movie shows us what it’s like to work for a company that starts to have problems within. This movie shows us how people feel working for a company everyday and not enjoying your job. The main character talks about how working at Initech is the worst day of his life and that the next day is worker that the day before. It also shows us what can happen when you push an employee to the end. Initech brings in efficiency
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References: Brockner‚ J.‚ Wiesenfeld‚ B. M. and Martin‚ C. (1995). Decision frame‚ procedural justice‚ and survivors ’ reactions to job layoffs‚ Organisational Behaviour and Human Decision Processes‚ 63‚ pp. 59 68. – CIPD (2010) – Learnhigher (2008)
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CASE OVERVIEW Valley Technology Inc. is a part of the computer storage industry that initially offered a tape drive portfolio of products‚ which provides backup and recovery capabilities‚ and it has recently introduced a network attached product which is dedicated to file sharing only. The company encountered dilemmas regarding the most appropriate alternative that would be best to resolve their plan of reducing the company’s overall cost‚ specifically with the tape storage division
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Guide on the selection of employees for retention or lay-off Date: December 21‚ 2012 Author: Policy Development Directorate Guide on the selection of employees for retention or lay-off Important Notice This Guide is intended to be a work in progress. It will be updated periodically to remain as accurate as possible. It was last updated in December 2012. To assist managers and human resources (HR) advisors in dealing with work force adjustment (WFA) situations‚ the Office of the Chief
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Cited: AMA Survey: Corporate Job Creation‚ Job Elimination‚ and Downsizing. AMA:Library‚ 1998. Candell‚ and Matthew B. Krepps. Industrial Inefficiency and Downsizing: A Study of Layoff and Plant Closures. New York and London: Garland Publishing‚ Inc.‚ 1997. Geneen‚ and Brent Bowers. The Synergy Myth and Other Ailments of Business Today. New York: St. Martin ’s Press‚ 1997. Rudolph‚ Barbara. Disconnected. The Free Press‚ 1998.
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would react. The union would try to protect as many jobs as possible. Workers would need to be let go in seniority‚ meaning the last hire is the first to go. The last would be the impact on the community. IFP employs 10% of the local workforce. Layoffs would depress the local economy a little more then it already is. They could be questioned by the
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Challenges faced by HR management when significant staff cutbacks occur and how they should be addressed Downsizing is never easy on the Human Resource department. In fact‚ if not handled properly‚ it could be detrimental to the overall organization. Here are some challenges that come along with downsizing: Addressing the shifting morale and needs of the surviving employees‚ maintaining the productivity and profitability of the organization‚ and retaining skilled‚ and qualified employees.
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51-5 Ciccotello‚ M. & Green‚ M. (1995‚ July) “Industry ’s Downsizing Lessons.” Government Executive‚ 27‚ 59-60 Connelly‚ J. (1994‚ November 28) “Have We Become Mad Dogs in the Office?” Fortune‚ 130‚ 197-9 Downs‚ A. (1995‚ October) “The Truth About Layoffs.” Management Review‚ 84‚ 57-61 Luthans B. & Sommer S. (1999‚ March) “The Impact of Downsizing on Workplace Attitude.” Group & Organization Management‚ 24(1)‚ 46-70 Mishra A. (1994) “The Role of Mutual Trust in Effective Downsizing Strategies.” Human
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In 1982 it seems the company will have to downsize. What are the factors that are forcing the company to make that decision? (10 marks) Stonewall Industries is impacted greatly by the external environment‚ and as such downsizing is a way for the organization to continue to survive during times of decreased demand. There are a number of external factors that have lead Stonewall Industries to consider the option of downsizing. The main cause of Stonewall’s concern’s stemmed from the fact that “Housing
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Introduction When the great recession emerged in late 2007‚ many companies had fallen into a financial demise. According to a U.S. Census Bureau study taken in 2011‚ over 200‚000 small businesses closed during the 2008-2010 period. In addition‚ over 3 million jobs were gone (Shapiro). The highest recorded rate of unemployment was 9.7 percent nationwide. There are currently over 11.7 million unemployed people in the U.S. There were several industries that were seriously affected by the recession
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