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Contemporary organizational realities and professional efficacy: downsizing, reorganization and transition
| Content Provider | Scilit |
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| Author | Dewe, Phil Cox, Tom Leiter, Michael |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | Workstressorsofpotentialinteresttobothresearchersandjobincumbents varywithchangingcircumstancesovertime(Burke,1988).Fourstructural careercriseshavebeguntoreceiveincreasedresearchattentionduringthe pastfewyears:mergersandacquisitions;retrenchmentsandbudgetcutbacks; jobfutureambiguity;andoccupational'locking-in',inwhichindividualshave almostnoopportunitytomodifytheirjoborchangetoanother.Together, thesedevelopmentsarechangingcareerstructuresthroughoutpostindustrializedcountries.Thesefoursourcesofworkstressorssharesome commonfeatures.First,theyallarisefromattemptsbyorganizationsto reconfigurethemselvesasawayofincreasingproductivitywithfewer resourcesinthefaceofadverseeconomicconditions.Second,beingfairly recentareasofresearch,relativelylittleempiricalworkhasbeencompleted. Third,theseareashavevastimplicationsforbothpsychologicalpracticeand interventionatbothindividualandorganizationallevels.Thesefeatures suggestthatstructuralcareercrisesprovideanimportantperspectiveonthe relationshipofpeoplewiththeirwork. Book Name: Coping, Health and Organizations |
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| Ending Page | 280 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Starting Page | 259 |
| DOI | 10.1201/9781482268034-22 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 1999-12-09 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Coping, Health and Organizations Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary Efficacy Contemporary Organizational Realities Pastfewyears Reorganization Varywithchangingcircumstancesovertime Suggestthatstructuralcareercrisesprovideanimportantperspectiveonthe Downsizing Reconfigurethemselvesasawayofincreasingproductivitywithfewer Mergersandacquisitions |
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