Question 1

What time horizon is generally associated with systematic change related to downsizing and restructuring?

Accepted Answer

A) immediate 
B) short-term 
C) medium-term 
D) long-term

Question 2

Refer to Scenario: ConocoPhillips.ConocoPhillips is paring back its deep water and Alberta oil sands exploration projects and is laying off workers.What type of downsizing strategy is the company implementing?

Accepted Answer

A) systematic change and operation reductions 
B) work redesign and workforce reduction 
C) work redesign and bottom line cost cutting 
D) systematic change and work design

Question 3

What is one issue that has received little attention relative to downsizing?

Accepted Answer

A) reputation for corporate social performance 
B) pension contributions and defined benefits 
C) effects on long-term profitability and debt 
D) employee satisfaction of survivors

Question 4

Outplacement is providing a program of counselling and job search assistance for workers who have been terminated.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In today's workplaces downsizing is a proactive strategy that gives priority to worker health over increasing organizational performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Asking employees to take voluntary sabbaticals is one medium-term solution to avoid downsizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In examining the downsizing decision it is necessary to focus on outplacement issues.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

From your work experience or from your textbook,identify an organization you are familiar with that is embarking on a downsizing strategy.Describe four key issues the organization would want to consider in its HR planning.

Accepted Answer

The answer of From your work experience or from your...

Question 9

More often,job cuts represent a short-term reaction to a much more complex problem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Downsizing became a huge phenomenon in the 1990s and then it waned.In which year did downsizing make a comeback?

Accepted Answer

A) 2008 
B) 2009 
C) 2010 
D) 2011

Question 11

What is one challenge that managers must confront when managing in times of uncertainty and potential downsizing?

Accepted Answer

A) focusing on the short term 
B) paying attention to middle management 
C) controlling the rumour mill 
D) taking charge and minimizing involvement

Question 12

Many downsizing efforts fall short of meeting organizational objectives,and are carried out with little strategic planning or consideration of the costs to the individuals and the employer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What type of justice focuses on the interpersonal treatment employees receive during the implementation of the downsizing decision?

Accepted Answer

A) procedural justice 
B) interactional justice 
C) distributive justice 
D) manipulative justice

Question 14

Most downsizing efforts meet the organizational objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Discuss the limitations of downsizing on human resource planning.Provide two examples of alternative HR strategies to downsizing.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the limitations of downsizing on human...

Question 16

Most downsizing efforts are carried out through strategic planning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to your textbookbook,what is the relationship between job loss and social withdrawal?

Accepted Answer

A) inverse relationship 
B) no relationship 
C) negative relationship 
D) positive relationship

Question 18

Perceptions of fairness and equity play a key role in understanding how survivors react to a downsizing.What type of justice is associated with the interpersonal treatment employees receive during the implementation of the downsizing decision?

Accepted Answer

A) procedural 
B) interactional 
C) distributive 
D) manipulative

Question 19

What organizational initiative provides a program of counselling and job search assistance for workers who have been terminated?

Accepted Answer

A) ethics 
B) succession 
C) outplacement 
D) reintegration

Question 20

What is another term that experienced downsizers might use to describe a workforce reduction or realignment?

Accepted Answer

A) reinventing 
B) reorganizing 
C) redistributing 
D) revectoring

Exam 10: Downsizing and Restructuring

What time horizon is generally associated with systematic change related to downsizing and restructuring?

Refer to Scenario: ConocoPhillips.ConocoPhillips is paring back its deep water and Alberta oil sands exploration projects and is laying off workers.What type of downsizing strategy is the company implementing?

What is one issue that has received little attention relative to downsizing?

Outplacement is providing a program of counselling and job search assistance for workers who have been terminated.

In today's workplaces downsizing is a proactive strategy that gives priority to worker health over increasing organizational performance.

Asking employees to take voluntary sabbaticals is one medium-term solution to avoid downsizing.

In examining the downsizing decision it is necessary to focus on outplacement issues.

From your work experience or from your textbook,identify an organization you are familiar with that is embarking on a downsizing strategy.Describe four key issues the organization would want to consider in its HR planning.

More often,job cuts represent a short-term reaction to a much more complex problem.

Downsizing became a huge phenomenon in the 1990s and then it waned.In which year did downsizing make a comeback?

What is one challenge that managers must confront when managing in times of uncertainty and potential downsizing?

Many downsizing efforts fall short of meeting organizational objectives,and are carried out with little strategic planning or consideration of the costs to the individuals and the employer.

What type of justice focuses on the interpersonal treatment employees receive during the implementation of the downsizing decision?

Most downsizing efforts meet the organizational objectives.

Discuss the limitations of downsizing on human resource planning.Provide two examples of alternative HR strategies to downsizing.

Most downsizing efforts are carried out through strategic planning.

According to your textbookbook,what is the relationship between job loss and social withdrawal?

Perceptions of fairness and equity play a key role in understanding how survivors react to a downsizing.What type of justice is associated with the interpersonal treatment employees receive during the implementation of the downsizing decision?

What organizational initiative provides a program of counselling and job search assistance for workers who have been terminated?

What is another term that experienced downsizers might use to describe a workforce reduction or realignment?