...Ron Karren; Marjo‐Riitta Parzefall Purpose Drawing on the concept of psychological contract and organizational justice, this exploratory case study seeks to examine how companies' attempts to handle layoff pressures with alternative HR arrangements are perceived and experienced by the affected...

... this practice impossible to continue; therefore, layoffs have become a fact of life for employees in an increasing number of industries. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes in two employment environments, one in which temporary workers were used to shield permanent employees from layoffs...

..., only 9 per cent managed an actual quality improvement. Downsizing Employee attitudes Layoffs Organizational restructuring Downsizing and lay‐offs are prevalent in today’s constantly changing work environment, in the public as well as the private sector. Recent statistics show that over 85...