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van Dick, Rolf, Drzensky, Frank and Heinz, Matthias ORCID: 0000-0001-9635-1160 (2016). Goodbye or Identify: Detrimental Effects of Downsizing on Identification and Survivor Performance. Front. Psychol., 7. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

Research shows that after layoffs, employees often report decreased commitment and performance which has been coined the survivor syndrome. However, the mechanisms underlying this effect remain underexplored. The purpose of the paper is to show that reduced organizational identification can serve as an explanation for the survivor syndrome. We conducted a laboratory experiment, in which participants work as a group of employees for another participant who acts as employer. In the course of the experiment, the employer decides whether one of his or her employees should be laid off or not. Mediation analysis supports a social identity-based explanation for the emergence of the survivor syndrome: downsizing causes lower identification with the employer which in turn relates to lower performance of employees.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code van Dick, Rolf UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Drzensky, Frank UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Heinz, Matthias UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-9635-1160 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-275196
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00771
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Psychol.
Volume:	7
Date:	2016
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Center of Excellence C-SEB Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences > Economics > Microeconomics, Institutions and markets > Reinhard Selten Institute
Subjects:	Economics
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL IDENTITY; ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION; SELF-ESTEEM; LAYOFFS; WORK; COMMITMENT; BEHAVIOR; SUPPORT; IMPACT; THREAT Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/27519