Risk of psychological ill health and methods of organisational downsizing: a cross-sectional survey in four European countries.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The manner in which organizational downsizing is implemented can make a substantial difference as to whether the exposed workers will suffer from psychological ill health. Surprisingly, little research has directly investigated this issue. We examined the likelihood of psychological ill health associated with strategic and reactive downsizing.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey included 1456 respondents from France, Sweden, Hungary and the United Kingdom: 681 employees in stable workplaces (reference group) and 775 workers from downsized companies. Reactive downsizing was exemplified by the exposures to compulsory redundancies of medium to large scale resulting in job loss or surviving a layoff while staying employed in downsized organizations. The workforce exposed

SUBMITTER: Andreeva E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5622469 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature