Healing the wounds : overcoming the trauma of layoffs and revitalizing downsized organizations
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Healing the wounds : overcoming the trauma of layoffs and revitalizing downsized organizations
(The Jossey-Bass management series)
Jossey-Bass, c1993
1st ed
- : pbk
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-239) and index
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ISBN 9781555425609
Description
Help your downsized workforce bounce back Layoffs make the business pages, even the front pages, of our newspapers with frightening regularity. And massive downsizing continues to reshape the face of American business. But what about those who remain behind? Healing the Wounds provides an antidote to the widespread malaise on the American business scene left in the wake of workforce reductions. Drawing on case studies and original research, David M. Noer--an expert frequently quoted in major media such as The Wall Street Journal and Fortune--provides executives, human resource professionals, managers, and consultants with an original model and clear guidelines for revitalizing downsized organizations.
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: pbk ISBN 9781555427085
Description
Help your downsized workforce bounce back Layoffs make the business pages, even the front pages, of our newspapers with frightening regularity. And massive downsizing continues to reshape the face of American business. But what about those who remain behind Healing the Wounds provides an antidote to the widespread malaise on the American business scene left in the wake of workforce reductions. Drawing on case studies and original research, David M. Noer--an expert frequently quoted in major media such as The Wall Street Journal and Fortune--provides executives, human resource professionals, managers, and consultants with an original model and clear guidelines for revitalizing downsized organizations.
Table of Contents
THE SHATTERED COVENANT. Forgotten Survivors: What Happens to Those Who Are Left Behind. Changing Organizations and the End of Job Security. THE SURVIVOR EXPERIENCE. Learning from the Past: The Survivor Syndrome Across Time. Speaking for Themselves: Layoff Survivor Stories. Time Does Not Heal All Wounds: The Effects of Long-Term Survivor Sickness. INTERVENTIONS FOR HEALTHY SURVIVAL. A Four-Level Process for Handling Layoffs and Their Effects. Level One: Manage the Layoff Processes. Level Two: Facilitate the Necessary Grieving. Level Three: Break the Codependency Chain and Empower People. Level Four: Build a New Employment Relationship. THE GREAT WAKE-UP CALL. The Rebirth of Meaning and Direction: Leading the New Organization. Life After Downsizing: Revitalizing Ourselves and Our Organizations. Appendix A. The Survivor Groups. Appendix B. The Human Resource Study.
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