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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.].

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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

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