Table of contents - Special Issue: Job loss
Guest Editors: Ron Karren
Introduction to the special issue on job loss
Ronald KarrenThe primary purpose of this article is to raise awareness about the need for additional research on job loss. It also aims to provide an introduction to the special issue, and a…
Employability, well‐being and job satisfaction following a job loss
Mary A. GowanThis paper aims to investigate changes in psychological well‐being over time for individuals who experienced a career disruption in the form of a company closing, and to examine…
A close call: perceptions of alternative HR arrangements to layoffs
Marjo‐Riitta ParzefallDrawing on the concept of psychological contract and organizational justice, this exploratory case study seeks to examine how companies' attempts to handle layoff pressures with…
Job search behaviors among African‐Americans
Meline Schaffer, Mary Anne TaylorResearch suggests that both internal and external resources are important in determining the level and intensity of job search behaviors among unemployed individuals…
Continued organizational identification following involuntary job loss
Jennifer Tosti‐KharasContinued identification with a former employer may provide valuable self‐enhancement during transition, or it may highlight unsettling self‐discontinuity. This study seeks to…
Layoffs and unemployment discrimination: a new stigma
Ronald Karren, Kim ShermanThe purpose of the paper is to discuss and seek a better understanding of the stigmatization of unemployed workers who have been laid off.
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0268-3946Online date, start – end:
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Emerald Publishing LimitedOpen Access:
hybridEditor:
- Professor Carrie Bulger