EN PSYRES 1

RESTRUCTURING AND EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING

MAIN FACTS

Introduction||What are effects of restructuring on employee||
Restructuring is a permanent feature of today’s economy.|well-being?||
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Through restructuring firms want to enhance their competi-||Earlier research has shown that restructuring has a nega-|| tiveness and profitability in regional and global markets. The|tive impact on health and increases risk factors that lead to poor||
PSYRES-project (Psychological health and well-being in restructur-|health. Research also shows that restructuring has an impact on|| ing: key effects and mechanisms) aims were:|theattitudeofemployeestowardstheirwoFork.example,job|| togainsinghtheoimpactofdifferenttypesofrestructur-satisfaction and job involvement are found to decline as a result|| ing on the psychological health and well-being of the employ-|of restructuring.|| ees who are employed before, during and after restructuring;||||| toexaminethepathwaysthroughwhichrestructuringaffectsThePSYRESresultsshowseveralnegativeeffectsofvariou well-forbexample,ing,theroleplayedbyworkerinvolvementtypesofrestructuring:

and support from the supervisor during the restructuring process; Employeeswhoundergoachangeinorganisatioown-

todetermwhichsubgroupsneofemployeesareatriskof ershipexperiencemorejobinsecurevenfivearstylater

developing psychological health problems and would need compared to those with no

special attention during organisational changes; Prolongedrestructuring(i.structuring.experiencover

toidentifyeffectivepreventiveactionsandpracticstrate-l atleasttwoyears)hasnegativeimpactonwell-Itbei

gies to minimize the negative impact of restructuring and||leads to lower job satisfaction, lower dedication, poorer gen-|| foster positive outcomes.||eralhealth,higheremotionexhalustandhionghersickne||
To reach these goals