Abstract
Organizational downsizing becomes inevitable sometimes, for
efficiency improvement, productivity enhancement or cost
reduction. Using experimental type-retrospective study design, the
present research explores the impact of downsizing and its extent,
on survivors’ affective organizational commitment, work
motivation and psychological well-being. Disproportionate
stratified random sampling technique was adopted to collect the
data from 242 respondents from the four organizations throughout
Pakistan; two from secondary and tertiary sectors of economy each
with 60.5% response rate. As per results, downsizing has negative
effects on survivors’ organizational commitment, work motivation
and psychological well-being and extent of downsizing must be
limited to a predetermined level to avoid the deteriorating effect on
these psychological states. A positive correlation is found among
the three attitudinal variables. The difference of experiences
regarding survivors’ attitudes is also assessed sector-wise as well
as among organizations separately. This study provides a mean to
academicians, researchers, and policy makers to understand the
influence of downsizing and its extent on survivors’ selected
attitudes in secondary and tertiary economy sectors of developing
countries.
Faheem Q. Jamal, Azhar M. Khan. (2013) Association of Downsizing with Survivor’s Organizational Commitment, Work Motivation and Psychological Well-Being in Secondary and Tertiary Sectors of Economy of Pakistan, Journal of Behavioural Sciences, Volume 23, Issue 1.
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