Downsizing: Is it Working for Australia?Craig R. Littler, Peter Dawkins This new report on the impact of downsizing and restructuring in Australia finds that the effects of downsizing are unevenly distributed among the workforce, with older workers significantly more affected than younger workers. The report assesses the impact of downsizing on employees and organisational structures in Australia. |
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Introduction | 1 |
Summary profile of good bad downsizers | 3 |
Downsizing and upsizing by deskilling | 9 |
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Appendix Table 01 big four banks cent of workers ceteris paribus chi square coefficients and means contingent labour current employer customer service delayering deskilling differences downsizing and upsizing downsizing companies effect of downsizing employees exiting exiting downsizing firms expected percentages given experiences downsizing exposed to downsizing Figure Finance Sector Union gender given our model gives the logistic graph presents predicted growing firms impact of downsizing increase interaction internal labour market International Social Science IsssA International Social job satisfaction job security Left original employer Littler logistic regression coefficients manufacturing microsimulation National Australia Bank non-downsizing firms Non-Peripheralising occupation older workers Onebank organisational commitment outcomes Panel Percent period peripheralising Peter Dawkins presents predicted percentages processes psychological contract re-employed re-employment reduced Reference category reported respondents skill change skill profile Social Science Survey stable or growing staff Standard error Statistical strategy survivor syndrome Table 01 gives trends upsizing firms upsizing organisations variables women workforce