Layoffs, self-esteem, and survivor guilt: Motivational, affective, and attitudinal consequences

Brockner, Joel; Davy, Jeanette A.; Carter, Carolyn

doi:10.1016/0749-5978(85)90014-7

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“…The expectations regarding the changes in ef®cacy and effectiveness presented here were developed in accordance with social-cognitive theory (Bandura, 1986(Bandura, , 1997, theories of collective cognition (Corner et al, 1994;Hinsz et al, 1997;House et al, 1995;Klimoski and Mohammed, 1994;Lang®eld-Smith, 1992;Lindsley et al, 1995;Sandelands and Stablein, 1987), and behavioral plasticity theory (Brockner, 1988;Eden and Zuk, 1995;Pierce et al, 1993;Saks and Ashforth, 2000).…”

Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 95%

“…According to the behavioral plasticity hypothesis, the attitudes and behaviors of individuals who have low self-esteem are more susceptible to in¯uence, external cues, environmental events, and social in¯uences than those of persons with strong positive selfesteem (Eden and Kinnar, 1991). Those with low self-esteem are more malleable, or as Brockner has described, more`behaviorally plastic' (Brockner, 1988).…”

Section: Moderation Effectsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…Behavioral plasticity refers to the extent to which an individual is affected by external factors (Brockner, 1988;Pierce et al 1993;Saks and Ashforth, 2000). According to the behavioral plasticity hypothesis, the attitudes and behaviors of individuals who have low self-esteem are more susceptible to in¯uence, external cues, environmental events, and social in¯uences than those of persons with strong positive selfesteem (Eden and Kinnar, 1991).…”

Section: Moderation Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Me and us: differential relationships among goal‐setting training, efficacy and effectiveness at the individual and team level

Gibson

2001

J Organ Behavior

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SummaryEf®cacy-effectiveness relationships were examined for individual nurses and nursing teams who were either trained or untrained in goal-setting. At the individual level, positive direct relationships were demonstrated between self-ef®cacy and effectiveness, between training and subsequent self-ef®cacy, and between training and effectiveness. Initial self-ef®cacy also moderated the training-effectiveness relationship. Nurses low in initial self-ef®cacy realized greater effectiveness gains from the training than did nurses high in initial self-ef®cacy. At the team level, group ef®cacy was related to effectiveness, and training was related to subsequent group ef®cacy, but training was not related to effectiveness, and there were no moderation effects for initial group ef®cacy. Collective cognition and behavioral plasticity are potential explanations for different effects at the individual and team level and avenues for theory development and future research.

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Section: Theoretical Background and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 95%

Section: Moderation Effectsmentioning

confidence: 98%

Section: Moderation Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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2001

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“…So, downsizing and workforce reduction are used interchangeably in many occasions. vulnerability and loss of morale within surviving employees (Brockner, Davy & Carter, 1985;Cascio, 1993;Noer, 1993), the so-called 'survivor syndrome' (Cascio, 1993). It is essential to let the surviving employees perceive fairness in the workforce reduction process or else they will choose to leave the organization (Spreitzer & Mishra, 2002).…”

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confidence: 99%

Workforce Reduction Practices in Hong Kong: Are They Efficient and Socially Responsible?

Chan¹

2013

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This study investigates the workforce reduction practices in four Hong Kong companies and evaluates the impact on the organizations and the affected employees. Most companies are found efficient in implementing workforce reduction. Though these companies meet the legal requirements of the Hong Kong law in mass layoffs, yet they are not very socially responsible. Managements make efforts in developing selection mechanism, communication channels, and motivating survivors, which are essential to maintain normal productivity of the companies. They however neglect other key steps in managing workforce reduction including exploring options to avoid layoffs and providing adequate outplacement assistance to departing employees.

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“…This contradicts Adams (1966), Anderson and Shelly (1970), Brockner, Davy, and Carter (1985), Brophy (2013), Rules and Choices (2015) who stated that perceptions of over-reward inequity would also lead to an attempt to restore equity. In contrast, it supports Hayibor (2012) who realised that perceptions of over-reward inequity would lead to cooperation of stakeholders toward organisations, and extends it further by confirming this cooperation of land-acquired households in the context of land acquisition in large construction projects.…”

Section: Behavioural Responsesmentioning

confidence: 58%

Equity issues in land acquisition: A source of delays in large construction projects in Vietnam

Vu¹

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Delays in construction projects have been a recurring and global problem for decades. In many countries, particularly developing countries, delays in land acquisition are considered one of the largest contributors of delays in large construction projects. In Vietnam, one key cause of these delays stems from equity perceptions of land-acquired communities who perceive themselves to be disadvantaged or let down by the land acquisition process. However, the formation of these equity perceptions has not been sufficiently investigated. Further, the relationship between equity issues on perceptions of land-acquired households and delays in construction projects has also not been clarified by existing literature that cannot help to adequately figure out solutions to these delays.Therefore, this research aims to investigate the formation of equity perceptions of land-acquired households and the relationship between equity issues and delays in construction projects. To implement this aim, a theoretical model is proposed that link between equity issues, comparisons, equity perceptions, and responses of landacquired communities causing delays in large construction projects in Vietnam.After that, the case study approach and semi-structured interviews of 40 landacquired households are conducted across two case studies, which are two large construction projects in Vietnam. Content and thematic analysis of the data collected was performed using Nvivo software to verify the four propositions issues and delays, which can help to address minimise delays in large construction projects. In addition, the principles of equity may be applied to project management to improve project performance, which in turn, will enable more successful project outcomes.

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Layoffs, self-esteem, and survivor guilt: Motivational, affective, and attitudinal consequences

Cited by 179 publications

References 16 publications

Me and us: differential relationships among goal‐setting training, efficacy and effectiveness at the individual and team level

Me and us: differential relationships among goal‐setting training, efficacy and effectiveness at the individual and team level

Workforce Reduction Practices in Hong Kong: Are They Efficient and Socially Responsible?

Equity issues in land acquisition: A source of delays in large construction projects in Vietnam

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