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Being made redundant: from 'the writing on the wall' to 'a bolt from the blue' - 'being disposed of' as a human tragedy Vickers, M. and Parris, Melissa Anne 2004, Being made redundant: from 'the writing on the wall' to 'a bolt from the blue' - 'being disposed of' as a human tragedy, in ANZAM 2004 : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, 8-11 December 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand, University of Otago, [Dunedin, N.Z.]. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads parris-beingmaderedundant-2004.pdf Published version application/pdf 463.04KB 57 Title Being made redundant: from 'the writing on the wall' to 'a bolt from the blue' - 'being disposed of' as a human tragedy Author(s) Vickers, M. Parris, Melissa Anne Conference name Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management. Conference (18th : 2004 : Dunedin, N.Z.) Conference location Dunedin, New Zealand Conference dates 8-11 December 2004 Title of proceedings ANZAM 2004 : Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, 8-11 December 2004, Dunedin, New Zealand Editor(s) Elkin, Graham Publication date 2004 Publisher University of Otago Place of publication [Dunedin, N.Z.] Keyword(s) downsizing grief qualitative research redundancy Summary This paper focuses on the experience of being made redundant. A qualitative study conducted in Australia involved phenomenological, in-depth interviews with middle- and senior-level executives. Ten respondents were interviewed about their experiences of being made redundant. What is evident from their stories is a clear passage of "being disposed of" differing only in whether their fate was evident prior to their disposal - "the writing on the wall" - or whether it was a complete shock - "a bolt from the blue". Ultimately, whether respondents knew what was coming or not, the process was often shocking, hurtful, humiliating, and harsh. Many respondents reported going through the process of being made redundant more than once. All believed it could have been handled better. Notes Reproduced with the specific permission of the copyright owner. ISBN 0476011310 9780476011311 Language eng Field of Research 150312 Organisational Planning and Management HERDC Research category E1.1 Full written paper - refereed Copyright notice ©2004, ANZAM Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30009799 Document type: Conference Paper Collections: School of Management and Marketing Higher Education Research Group Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Fri, 30 Jan 2009, 08:36:56 EST Wed, 08 Apr 2009, 09:39:18 EST Wed, 08 Apr 2009, 09:57:14 EST Tue, 09 Mar 2010, 10:34:52 EST Tue, 09 Mar 2010, 10:43:43 EST Fri, 01 Jul 2011, 13:17:34 EST Fri, 01 Jul 2011, 13:18:16 EST Fri, 01 Jul 2011, 13:19:16 EST Filtered Full Access Statistics: 588 Abstract Views, 57 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Tue, 14 Oct 2008, 07:02:38 EST

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