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Downsizing : is less still more? /
A comprehensive overview of downsizing that examines both the strategic and human implications of this process.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2012.
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| Colección: | Cambridge companions to management.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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 downturnWhat 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 downsizingInstitutional 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