EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE OF LAY-OFF SURVIVOR SICKNESS SYNDROME IN PAKISTAN

Muhammad Azeem Qureshi (), Zahid A.Memon () and Hammad Tahir ()
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Muhammad Azeem Qureshi: Institute of Business & Technology.Karachi-Pakistan
Zahid A.Memon: Mehran University Institute of Science, Technology and Development MUET, Jamshoro
Hammad Tahir: Institute of Business & Technology.Karachi-Pakistan

IBT Journal of Business Studies (JBS), 2014, vol. 10, issue 2, 100-118

Abstract: Purpose This study discovers the existence of layoff survivor sickness syndrome among nonmanagers of private sector organizations in Pakistan where many downsizing initiatives have been taken.Scope of this study also covers the impact of downsizing syndrome on performance of employees in the context of age and gender and its lasting effect on survivors of downsizing.Methodology/Sampling Since no official data related to downsizing is available, through convenience sampling technique 185 respondents were approached from three organizations which have had layoff in recent years, taking 10% representation from each.Findings This study proved the existence of layoffsurvivor sickness syndrome among survivors of layoff and results proved the reduced job performance.The most significant variable constituting the sickness is depression.Layoff survivor sickness decreases with the increase in age and males suffer more than female respondents but results are insignificant in the context of age, gender and duration of layoff survivor sickness and no association has been establish among these variables.Practical Implications This study is going to help HR managers to take preemptive measures and devise strategies to reduce productivity dip during and after the phase of downsizing.Downsizing prospects in Pakistan can be benefited trough the findings of this study.

Keywords: Lay-off survivor sickness Syndrome; Job performance; Age; Gender; Duration of Lay-off Survivor Sickness. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.46745/ilma.ibtjbs.2014.102.8

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