SEGALLA, Michael
Cultural influences on employee termination decisions : firing the good, average or the old? - 2001
This paper reports the results of an empirical study of the cultural influences on the choice of whose employment to terminate in a general wrokforce reduction. The authors report the conclusions reached during the first phase of a large European study on managerial decision-making. Nearly 300 managers participated in this phase, which surveyed 25 firms form the financial sectors of France, German, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Models built upon classical economic theory and social justice theory are examined. The results of this study indicated that nationality is a good determinant of the choice of whom to dismiss. Some nationalities are more concerned about the social effects of dismissal on the individual and work group. Others are more concerned about the economic benefits or costs to the firm. The authors conclude that humana resource programs designed to standardize career management policy across Europe may fail because of intentional and unintentional barriers
Employee Dismissal
Employee Termination
Organizational Downsizing
International Management
Cros-cultural Values
Managerial Decision-making
International Human Resource Management
Organizational Justice
Social Justice
Intergenerational Conflict
Cultural influences on employee termination decisions : firing the good, average or the old? - 2001
This paper reports the results of an empirical study of the cultural influences on the choice of whose employment to terminate in a general wrokforce reduction. The authors report the conclusions reached during the first phase of a large European study on managerial decision-making. Nearly 300 managers participated in this phase, which surveyed 25 firms form the financial sectors of France, German, Italy, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Models built upon classical economic theory and social justice theory are examined. The results of this study indicated that nationality is a good determinant of the choice of whom to dismiss. Some nationalities are more concerned about the social effects of dismissal on the individual and work group. Others are more concerned about the economic benefits or costs to the firm. The authors conclude that humana resource programs designed to standardize career management policy across Europe may fail because of intentional and unintentional barriers
Employee Dismissal
Employee Termination
Organizational Downsizing
International Management
Cros-cultural Values
Managerial Decision-making
International Human Resource Management
Organizational Justice
Social Justice
Intergenerational Conflict
