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Does Downsizing Really Affect Innovative Behavior, Organizational Commitment, Employee Security And Learning Abilities In A Food Manufacturing Facility In Mexico?, Es El Downsizing Un Factor De Impacto Sobre Los Comportamientos Innovadores, El Compromiso Organizacional Y Las Capacidades De Aprendizaje De Los Trabajadores De Una Empresa De Alimentos En Mexico?

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  • Blanca Rosa Garcia Rivera
  • Ignacio Alejandro Mendoza Martinez
  • Lizbeth Magdalena Puerta Sierra

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This research describes how downsizing affects innovative behavior, learning abilities, organizational commitment and employee security in a food manufacturing facility in Mexico. A survey was given to 55 employee survivors after downsizing. The questionnaire was adapted from Marquez, Galende and Cruz (2006), modified to add 4 variables that measure learning abilities. The questions have a Likert scale of 5 points to analyze the perceptions of the direct employees. We completed a correlation and descriptive analysis, using spearman´s correlations to identify the relationship between the proposed variables. We found high correlation within all model variables.

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  • Blanca Rosa Garcia Rivera & Ignacio Alejandro Mendoza Martinez & Lizbeth Magdalena Puerta Sierra, 2012. "Does Downsizing Really Affect Innovative Behavior, Organizational Commitment, Employee Security And Learning Abilities In A Food Manufacturing Facility In Mexico?, Es El Downsizing Un Factor De Impact," Revista Internacional Administracion & Finanzas, The Institute for Business and Finance Research, vol. 5(2), pages 57-78.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibf:riafin:v:5:y:2012:i:2:p:57-78
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    Keywords

    Personnel layoff; downsizing; innovative behavior; employee security; learning abilities;
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    • M12 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - Personnel Management; Executives; Executive Compensation

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