Organizational grief: an emotional perspective on understanding employee reactions to job redundancy

Emerald - Tập 27 Số 2 - Trang 5-8 - 2013
RachelDavey1, ColmFearon2, HeatherMcLaughlin3
1Head of Membership Services at the Institute of Administrative Management, London, UK
2Senior Lecturer, Business School, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK
3Director, Business School, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury, UK

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of organizational grief in understanding employee reactions to redundancy, managing change and personal development in the UK public sector.Design/methodology/approachIn today's UK public sector, learning and managing the realities of redundancy and organizational change is explored using a case study of a civil service/ public sector agency. The authors use the lens of the Kübler‐Ross grief cycle to examine employee reactions to organizational change.FindingsThere is no easy way of managing this type of change, and many employees were at different stages of coming to terms with organizational closure and eventual redundancy. Some employees were reacting to change progressively and accepting their new organizational reality, whilst others had not yet reached acceptance. Nevertheless, an important finding has been that a number of staff did appear to be moving on, readjusting and thinking about their future career aspirations and wider life options.Originality/valueThe article uses a unique narrative style to examine common employee emotions and behaviours associated with organizational change in a redundancy and closure situation. It offers unique insight for senior managers in public sector administrations, in both the UK and elsewhere.

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Emerald

Tập 27 Số 2

5-8

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