A Study on the Psychological Attributes of Survivors Who Experienced Downsizing in China

Byung Hee Lee, Li Cai, Jing Liu and Yu Jin Chang ()
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Byung Hee Lee: School of Business, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Li Cai: School of Business, Hanyang University, Seoul 04763, Republic of Korea
Jing Liu: Haile College of Business, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA
Yu Jin Chang: Division of Ari College of Liberal Arts, Anyang University, Anyang 14028, Republic of Korea

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 23, 1-14

Abstract: This study aims to examine how perceived justice affects downsizing survivors’ attitudes, from the psychological contract perspective. By using data collected through surveys from employees of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) who have recently survived layoffs, we examine the relationships between perceived justice, the survivors’ psychological status, and their attitudes after downsizing. The hypothesis was verified through path analysis using SPSS 26.0 and Amos 23.0. Our findings are as follows. Perceived justice has a negative effect on psychological contract violation and a positive effect on trust. Psychological contract violation influences affective commitment negatively and influences turnover intention positively. Trust is positively related to affective commitment and negatively related to turnover intention. We hope that this study will be a useful piece of data that can provide guidelines for inducing positive behavior of members in downsized organizations.

Keywords: downsizing; perceived justice; psychological contract violation; affective commitment; turnover intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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