TY - JOUR
T1 - Waiting for the other shoe to drop
T2 - Help for the job-insecure employee
AU - Holm, Susan
AU - Hovland, Jane
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Although the U.S. economy is flourishing, a segment of the workforce still faces job insecurity as a salient feature of employment. As companies focus on competition and profit margins, workers are confronted with threats to their identities based on real or anticipated job loss. This article focuses on features of job insecurity that affect threatened workers, those who remain, and the organizations in which they work. Recommendations are given regarding assisting job-insecure employees using career counselors, consultants, or outplacement specialists.
AB - Although the U.S. economy is flourishing, a segment of the workforce still faces job insecurity as a salient feature of employment. As companies focus on competition and profit margins, workers are confronted with threats to their identities based on real or anticipated job loss. This article focuses on features of job insecurity that affect threatened workers, those who remain, and the organizations in which they work. Recommendations are given regarding assisting job-insecure employees using career counselors, consultants, or outplacement specialists.
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U2 - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1999.tb01018.x
DO - 10.1002/j.2161-1920.1999.tb01018.x
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:18244392436
SN - 0022-0787
VL - 36
SP - 156
EP - 166
JO - Journal of Employment Counseling
JF - Journal of Employment Counseling
IS - 4
ER -
