Job Insecurity: Coping with Jobs at Risk Book

The impact of job insecurity - the concern an employee has about the future existence of his or her job - on individuals, organizations and industrial relations is examined in this book. It is a major contribution to this increasingly important topic in an era of continued organizational restructuring and change.The authors explore the personal experiences of job insecurity for individual employees and the variety of ways in which people cope with their feelings of uncertainty and ambiguity. They go on to examine collective behaviour through the impact of job insecurity on union activities and union-management relations. A further level of analysis explores the relationship between organizational effectiveness and job insecurity, and the authors outline a number of strategies that organizations can adopt to address its potentially destructive impact. Finally, the book argues that the issue of employment security requires positive action taken by government, employers and unions.This book examines the phenomenon of job insecurity through the development of theory, the presentation of research findings and the discussion of policy implications. It will be essential reading for practitioners, teachers and students in general management, organizational psychology and behaviour and industrial relations.Read More