The impact of restructuring on employee well-being: A systematic review of longitudinal studies

This is a review of published longitudinal empirical research on the impact of restructuring on employee well-being. We investigated whether restructuring accompanied by staff reductions impacts differently on worker well-being than restructuring without staff reductions, and the differences between short- and long-term effects of restructuring....

Avantages de l'emploi du magnésium forgé pour l'allègement des véhicules [ MagForge: Magnesium forged components for the automotive industry ]

This project, under 6th framework programme of the European Commission, aims to provide SME's with the cost-effective knowledge to provide the automotive industry with light forged magnesium-based alloys components. Low density, high mechanical properties and total recyclability pairing with the advantages provided by forging processes enable to...

Management of change: Lessons learned from staff reductions in the chemical process industry

Increasing global competition and shareholder pressure are causing major changes in the chemical industry. Over the last decade companies have been continuously improving staff efficiency. As a result, most modern chemical plants can be regarded as lean. Plans to further reduce the number of staff have come under increasing criticism by...