Layoff Agency: A Theoretical Framework

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The current downsizing literature has neglected the cognitions and behaviors of layoff agents. In this article, layoff agents are defined as employees who assist in the implementation of layoffs in their employing organizations. The article develops a theoretical framework that focuses on the cognitions and perceptions of those individuals. This framework suggests that layoff agents have the potential to experience cognitive dissonance as a result of their layoff agency activities, and under some conditions they will seek to reduce that dissonance by altering their perceptions of organizational downsizing. The framework specifies variables that moderate the relationship between layoff agency and cognitive dissonance and also variables that moderate the relationship between layoff agency—induced cognitive dissonance and agent perceptions of organizational downsizing. The moderating effects of these variables are captured in a set of propositions suitable for testing in future empirical research on the psychology of layoff agents.
OriginalspracheEnglisch
ZeitschriftJournal of Leadership & Organizational Studies
Jahrgang15
Ausgabenummer1
Seiten (von - bis)46-58
Anzahl der Seiten13
ISSN1548-0518
DOIs
PublikationsstatusErschienen - 01.08.2008
Extern publiziertJa

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