Employment Relationship

Employment Relationship and Organisational Success

Employment Relationship and Organisational Success

The 1980s and 1990s are widely viewed as a time of corporate restructuring, with important implications for the status of the employment relationship between organizations and individuals (Fisher, Schoenfeldt, & Shaw, 1993). An estimated 12 million employees lost their jobs during this period, including blue collar workers, professionals and managers (Fisher, 199 1) in manufacturing and service industries, in the private and public sectors. Furthermore, corporate restructuring seems likely to continue through the 1990s, with General Motors announcing plans to cut 74,000 jobs (Ingrassia & White, 1991), the commercial banking industry expecting ...