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Format: 1 online resource (xxvi, 429 pages) : , digital, PDF file(s).

ISBN: 9780511791574 (ebook)

Series Statement: Cambridge companions to management

Content: Downsizing is one of the most frequently used business strategies for reducing costs, returning firms to profit or for restructuring businesses following takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. Downsizing measures are also set to become much more prevalent in the public sector as governments seek to restrict levels of public spending. This book is one of the first to provide a thorough study of downsizing from a global perspective. It examines the phenomenon in its entirety, exploring how it is initiated and what the process of downsizing looks like. It also looks at the effects of downsizing at a number of different levels, from the individual (e.g., motivational effects, effects on health and stress levels) to the organizational (e.g., financial outcomes, reputational and productivity outcomes). Written by an international team of experts, the book provides a comprehensive overview of downsizing that examines both the strategic and human implications of this process.

Note: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). , Job loss and effects on firms and workers / Kevin F. Hallock, Michael R. Strain, and Douglas Webber -- How does downsizing come about? / Wayne F. Cascio -- The antecedents of downsizing / Sarah J. Freeman and Kyle Ehrhardt -- Human motivation and performance outcomes in the context of downsizing / Aharon Tziner, Erich C. Fein, and Lior Oren -- To downsize human capital : a strategic human resource perspective on the disparate outcomes of downsizing / Gary C. McMahan, Alankrita Pandey, and Brian Martinson -- Health effect outcomes : "survivor disease" in the context of economic change / Johannes Siegrist and Nico Dragano -- Employee downsizing and organizational performance : what do we know? / Deepak K. Datta, Dynah A. Basuil, and Elena A. Radeva -- Executive perceptions : probing the institutionalization of organizational downsizing / William McKinley and Jasmin Chia-Jung Lin -- Reducing costs and enhancing efficiency or damaging the company : downsizing in today's global economy / Kenneth P. de Meuse and Guangrong Dai -- The stress outcomes of downsizing / M. Blake Hargrove, Cary L. Cooper, and James Campbell Quick -- Good downsizing / Rocki-Lee Dewitt -- Post-downsizing implications and consequences : a global perspective / Franco Gandolfi [and others] -- Exploring the etiology of positive stakeholder behavior in global downsizing / Shay S. Tazfrir, Hila Chalutz Ben-Gal, and Simon L. Dolan.

Additional Edition: Print version: ISBN 9781107004672

Language: English

URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511791574

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Format: 1 Online-Ressource (XXVI, 429 S.) : , graph. Darst.

Edition: 1. publ.

ISBN: 978-1-139-37691-4

Series Statement: Cambridge companions to management

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe, Hardcover ISBN 978-1-107-00467-2

Language: English

Subjects: Economics

Keywords: Unternehmensgröße ; Verkleinerung ; Strategisches Management ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung ; Aufsatzsammlung

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Author information: Cooper, Cary 1940-

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Format: 1 online resource (458 pages)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 9781107004672 , 9781139375481

Series Statement: Cambridge Companions to Management Series

Content: Downsizing is one of the most frequently used business strategies for reducing costs, returning firms to profit or for restructuring businesses following takeovers, mergers and acquisitions. This book provides a comprehensive overview of downsizing that examines both the strategic and human implications of this process

Note: Cover -- Downsizing -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Figures -- Tables -- Contributors -- Foreword -- Preface -- References -- Part I: Overview -- 1: Job loss and effects on firms and workers -- Introduction, data sources, and roadmap -- Description of some of the data on job loss -- Definitions of job loss -- Roadmap for the chapter -- Job stability in the United States -- Changes in job stability over time -- Reasons for and alternatives to layoffs -- Changes in stated (by firms) reasons for job loss -- Alternatives to layoffs -- Work-sharing -- Varieties of work-sharing -- Effect of work-sharing on employment -- Work-sharing and the 2008-2009 downturn -- What are the effects of job loss on workers? -- Timing of job loss announcements -- Effects on subsequent work and wages -- Effects on happiness and health -- What are the effects of job loss on firms? -- The effect of mass layoffs on CEO pay -- Mass layoffs and profitability or value in the very short run -- Mass layoffs, productivity, profitability, and value in the longer run -- The relationship between mass layoffs and CEO turnover -- Concluding comments -- Notes -- References -- 2: How does downsizing come about? -- What is downsizing? -- What causes employment downsizing? -- External or macro-environmental causes of employment downsizing -- Institutional actions to prevent downsizing: The case of Germany -- Globalization and global competition -- Differences in regional labor costs -- Industry factors -- Workforce demographics -- Investments in technology and stock market incentives -- Summary of macro-environmental antecedents of downsizing -- Internal or organizational factors as causes of employment downsizing -- Mergers and acquisitions -- Firm governance -- Characteristics of CEOs -- HR practices -- Summary -- Suggestions for future research , Implications for policy and practice -- Note -- References -- 3: The antecedents of downsizing -- Antecedents of downsizing -- Causes and reactive downsizing -- Internal causes of downsizing -- External causes of downsizing -- Moderators: Factors influencing firms' propensity to downsize -- Industry characteristics -- Ownership structure -- Board and firm characteristics -- Goals and proactive downsizing -- Downsizing as a mechanism for improvement -- Concerns for the utility of proactive downsizing -- The role of institutional forces -- Future research directions and concluding remarks -- References -- Part II: Human outcomes -- 4: Human motivation and performance outcomes in the context of downsizing -- Human needs and personality -- Individual values -- Cultural values -- Organizational culture -- Leader−member exchange (LMX) -- Job design and fit -- Organizational justice -- Perceived distributional justice -- Perceived procedural justice -- Perceived interactional justice -- Key work attitudes -- Motivation and downsizing -- Downsizing and turnover -- Downsizing and productivity -- Individual differences -- References -- 5: To downsize human capital: A strategic human resource perspective on the disparate outcomes of downsizing -- Organizational/unit level outcomes of downsizing -- Individual-level outcomes of downsizing -- The impacts of downsizing -- Impact on human capital -- Impact on employee in-role behavior -- Impact on employee extra-role behavior -- Perceptions of justice -- Social exchange relationships -- Perceptions of commitment -- Impact on HR practices -- Perceptions of HR practices -- Conclusion and future research -- Notes -- References -- 6: Health effect outcomes: "Survivor disease" in the context of economic change -- Theoretical background -- 'Survivor disease' and macro-economic change , Monitor post-downsizing organizational interventions -- Consider a stage model to integrate downsizing research -- Practical implications -- Pre-downsizing -- Planning -- Implementation -- Post-downsizing -- Conclusion -- References -- Part IV: Post-downsizing implications -- 10: The stress outcomes of downsizing -- Introduction -- Downsizing as a source of individual stress -- Primary casualties - victims -- Secondary casualties - survivors -- Secondary casualties - agent-survivors -- Individual outcomes -- Individual perceptions -- Categories of organizational justice -- Distributive justice (DJ) -- Procedural justice (PJ) -- Interpersonal justice (IpJ) -- Informational justice (InfoJ) -- Perceived support -- Individual attitudes -- Primary attitude - trust -- Secondary attitudes - satisfaction and commitment -- Individual behaviors -- Job performance -- Turnover and intent to turnover -- Citizenship behaviors -- Negative behaviors -- Moderators of individual outcomes -- Environmental moderators -- Individual moderators -- Managerial interventions as moderators of outcomes -- Intervention while preparing to downsize -- Ethical considerations -- Decision criteria and justice concerns -- Planning and training -- Intervention during downsizing -- Leadership -- Informational justice concerns -- Interpersonal justice concerns - caring for employees -- Intervention after downsizing -- Attentiveness and responsiveness -- Continuing to care -- Understanding social exchange -- Conclusion -- Note -- References -- 11: Good downsizing -- Good downsizing: Literature review -- Good downsizing: Leveraging talent and relationships to create and capture value -- Good downsizing: Normative suggestions -- Retrenchment -- Downscoping -- Reductions in vertical scope -- Reductions in horizontal scope -- Downscaling , Summary: Perspective and policy implications, suggestions for future research and limitations -- Perspective and policy implications -- Suggestions for future research -- Limitations -- Notes -- References -- 12: Post-downsizing implications and consequences: A global perspective -- Introduction -- Downsizing - strategy or process? -- Phases of downsizing -- Financial implications and consequences of downsizing: A global overview -- Measuring financial performance -- Stock valuation effects -- Financial outcomes of downsizing -- Economic structure -- Privatization -- What else may impact financial performance 'post-downsizing'? -- Organizational implications and consequences of downsizing: A global overview -- Coping with organizational effects - the need for training and development -- Training - as a national orientation -- Socio-cultural and human implications and consequences of downsizing: A global overview -- Cultural differences -- Compensation and benefits -- Executive pay -- Non-executives -- Concluding thoughts -- References -- 13: Exploring the etiology of positive stakeholder behavior in global downsizing -- Introduction -- Downsizing: A global perspective -- Downsizing globally: Different countries, different approaches -- Consequences of downsizing: A multilevel, multifactor approach -- Cross-cultural consequences -- Values: Local and global -- Culture: Local and global -- Positive stakeholder behavior: Trust as a tool for overcoming the gap -- Conclusion and implications -- Notes -- References -- Index , 'Survivor disease' and micro-economic change -- Health effects of job insecurity -- Health effects of restructuring in combination with chronic psychosocial stress -- Challenges to research and implications for practice and policy -- References -- Part III: Organizational outcomes -- 7: Employee downsizing and organizational performance: What do we know? -- Employee downsizing - the phenomenon -- Employee downsizing - benefits and costs -- Does employee downsizing pay? The empirical evidence -- Stream I: Employee downsizing and market returns -- Stream II: Employee downsizing and firm profitability -- Stream III: Employee downsizing and productivity -- Conclusions and directions for future research -- References -- 8: Executive perceptions: Probing the institutionalization of organizational downsizing -- Introduction -- Theoretical framework -- Perceptions of downsizing and downsizing activity -- Downsizing activity and the institutionalization of downsizing -- Feedback effects -- Discussion -- Implications for empirical research -- Implications for practice -- Conclusion -- References -- 9: Reducing costs and enhancing efficiency or damaging the company: Downsizing in today's global economy -- Review of the theoretical and empirical literature on downsizing -- Psychological contract theory -- Economic theory -- Summary -- Factors influencing the effectiveness of downsizing -- Motive for the downsizing -- Size of the layoff -- Frequency of layoffs -- Downsizing implementation practices -- A longitudinal investigation of the impact of downsizing -- Sample -- Dependent variables -- Results -- Return on assets -- Profit margin -- Earnings per share -- Revenue growth -- Change in market capitalization -- Summary -- Discussion -- Theoretical implications -- Combine the psychological and economic approaches -- Conduct "controlled" field studies

Additional Edition: Print version Cooper, Cary L. Downsizing Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,c2012 ISBN 9781107004672

Language: English

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