The Impact of Downsizing on Survivor Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment at a Selected Timber Production Estate, South Africa

Authors

  • Hlanganipai Ngirande School of Economics and Management, University of Limpopo, South Africa.
  • Sharon Ruvimbo Terera Department of Industrial Psychology, University of Fort Hare Private Bag X1314, Alice 5700
  • Paul Mutodi Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology in Education, University of Limpopo, South Africa.

Abstract

The objectives of this study were to identify the impact of downsizing on employee survivor’s job satisfaction and to determine whether a relationship exists between employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment. A questionnaire was administered to 123 randomly selected respondents. The data collected from the survey was analyzed using SPSS software version 20.0 and presented in the form of descriptive statistics and Pearson Product Moment correlations. Results indicated that survivors were much more satisfied and committed to the organization after the downsizing process. Results further indicated that there is relationship between employee job satisfaction and organizational commitment among the survivors of the downsizing process.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n6p145

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Published

2014-04-02

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 6 (2014): Special Issue - April 2014

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The Impact of Downsizing on Survivor Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment at a Selected Timber Production Estate, South Africa. (2014). Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 5(6), 145. https://www.richtmann.org/journal/index.php/mjss/article/view/2401