| Author: | Cheung, Wai-luen |
| Title: | A study on the effect of layoff on survivors for a local organization |
| Degree: | M.Sc. |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Subject: | Layoff systems Downsizing of organizations Employees -- Dismissal of Organizational change -- Psychological aspects Hong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertations |
| Department: | Multi-disciplinary Studies Department of Management |
| Pages: | v, 81 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | Due to various reasons, layoff has become a prevailing trend in local organizations. After a layoff, it is those who remains in an organization (usually known as layoff survivors) that determine the performance of the organization. Therefore it is worthwhile to find out how the survivors are affected after a layoff. The objective of the study was to find out the effect of layoff on survivors for a local organization. A field survey was conducted to examine the factors of survivors' reactions to layoff in local environment. Change in work effort, organizational commitment and turnover intention were used to measure survivors reactions. The study was divided into two parts. The target of the first part was to verify those relationships that were concluded in researches done in overseas and the second part was to evaluate if employability (the market value of the survivors) is a moderating variable to those verified relationships. Some of the factors identified in pervious researches were confirmed including perceived threat, perceived fairness, perceived change in job quality and favorability of co-workers' reaction. The effect of employability on the relationship between the above factors and 3 dependent variables: change in work effort, change in organizational commitment and change in turnover intention was also studied and found insignificant. |
| Rights: | All rights reserved |
| Access: | restricted access |
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