Being made redundant : from "writing on the wall" to "a bolt from the blue" - "being disposed of" as a human tragedy

Margaret H. (Margaret Heather) Vickers; Melissa A. Parris

Being made redundant : from "writing on the wall" to "a bolt from the blue" - "being disposed of" as a human tragedy

Margaret H. (Margaret Heather) Vickers, Melissa A. Parris

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Abstract

![CDATA[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.]]

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management : ANZAM 2004, 8-11 December, 2004, held in Dunedin, New Zealand
Publisher	University of Otago
Number of pages	1
ISBN (Print)	0476011310
Publication status	Published - 2004
Event	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference - Duration: 1 Jan 2006 → …

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Conference	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference
Period	1/01/06 → …

Keywords

employees
dismissal of
downsizing of organizations
qualitative research

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Vickers, Margaret H. (Margaret Heather) ; Parris, Melissa A. / Being made redundant : from "writing on the wall" to "a bolt from the blue" - "being disposed of" as a human tragedy. Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management : ANZAM 2004, 8-11 December, 2004, held in Dunedin, New Zealand. University of Otago, 2004.

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Being made redundant : from "writing on the wall" to "a bolt from the blue" - "being disposed of" as a human tragedy. / Vickers, Margaret H. (Margaret Heather); Parris, Melissa A.
Proceedings of the 18th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management : ANZAM 2004, 8-11 December, 2004, held in Dunedin, New Zealand. University of Otago, 2004.

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