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Article Evaluation

For the most part, the article for Layoff is very well done. After reading through it, I found minimal errors. In one case a fact was stated without having a proper source, but the Wikipedians were on it and inserted a "by whom" right after. There was another paragraph about layoffs in the Netherlands, but I was not sure if it needed citations or not. The article is pretty broad and covers layoffs in the U.S., the U.K. and Australia. Some could say the information about the UK and Australia is distracting but this is an English Speaking Wikipedia and not an American-centered website, so it makes sense to have definitions and explanations for "layoff" in the article. The article from my understanding was completely neutral, it stated facts and definitions throughout. Most of the information comes from management associations and government websites. I think the part about UUnemploymentis a little dragged out, but it is just covering the many bases of the topic, so it needs to be long. The part about synonyms gets a bit repetitive as well. All the links available in the citations worked fine and anything that could be considered plagiarism checked by well-done citation. All articles besides one are from within the past 15 years and are up to date. This article will be difficult to work on seeing as how well done it is, but I'm sure we can find an idea that isn't represented and help make the article great.

Annotated bibliography

Feldstein, M. (1976). Temporary layoffs in the theory of unemployment. The Journal of Political Economy, 937-957.

This source explores the idea that when people are laid off, a majority of the time they return to the company that laid them off. Adding this idea to the article could bring new ideas of the effect of layoffs.

Davis, P. R., Trevor, C. O., & Feng, J. (2015). Creating a more quit-friendly national workforce? Individual layoff history and voluntary turnover. Journal Of Applied Psychology, (5), 1434.

This article goes explains the effects that a layoff has on an individual. It explains that after a person has been laid off from a company if they don’t return they are more likely to voluntarily leave in their future jobs. I plan on using this article to show the effects that layoffs have on the general workforce and in turn the job market

FUJITA, S. (2016). All Layoffs Are Not Created Equal. Business Review (Federal Reserve Bank Of Philadelphia), 1(3), 1.

This article has a lot of information about the differences between temporary and permanent layoffs. This distinction is critical to the article as i want to expand on the idea of temporary layoffs more. This article also explains how temporary layoffs have a big effect on the idea of long-term employment. A lot of things i want to change about this article were in regards to effects of layoffs so I believe this article will help me establish some main points.

Ursel, N., & Armstrong-Stassen, M. (1995). The Impact of Layoff Announcements on Shareholders. Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations, 50(3), 636-649. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.txstate.edu/stable/23074159

This source explains the effects that layoffs have on shareholders in Canada. Although this article does not talk about the U.S. marketplace, we have very similar economies and some lessons can be taken from it. This article sheds light on how layoffs affect people who are not just the person being let go or the boss.

Okatenko, A. (2010). The Impact of the Reason for Layoff on the Subsequent Unemployment Duration. Annals of Economics and Statistics, (99/100), 285-315. doi:1. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org.libproxy.txstate.edu/stable/41219168 doi:1

This article uses data from a french labor force survey to look how layoffs affected people's future job opportunities. They highlight the difference between economic and personal and how each reason has affected the ability to get a job in the future. I plan on using this article to highlight the effects of layoffs. Although this is based off a French labour survey, i think the similarities in economic structure makes it a viable study for us.

Effects of Layoffs[edit | edit source]

Traditionally, layoffs directly affect the employee, however the employee terminated is not alone in this. Layoffs affect the workplace environment and the economy as well a the employee. Layoffs have a widespread effect and the three main components of layoff effects are in the workplace, to the employee, and effects to the economy.

Effects of layoffs in the workplace: Kayla

Layoffs have remained the greatest way for a company to cut costs. Although from the employer's perspective a layoff is beneficial for the business, layoffs create an uncertainty in the workplace environment and lowers other employees' job security as well as creates an apprehension and fear of termination, and subsequently lowers overall motivation in the workplace environment.

Effects of layoffs to the employee: Jordan

Employees (or former employees in this case) can be affected in a couple of different ways. When an employee is laid off his or her general trust in long-term work may decrease, reducing expectations upon rehire.

After an employee withstands a layoff, the effects can trickle into future employment and attitudes. Layoffs in the workplace often leave the former employer less inclined to trust future employers which can lead to behavioral conflicts among co-workers and management. Despite new employers not being responsible for a prior circumstances, job performance may still be affected by incoming employers. Many comedies work to make layoffs as minimally burdensome to the employee. at times employers may layoff multiple people at once to soften the impact.

Effects of layoffs in the American Economy: Brandon

Layoffs create lower job security overall, and an increased competitiveness for available and opening positions. Layoffs have generally two major effects on ecomomy and stockholders. The way layoffs affect the economy varies from the industry that is doing the layoffs and the size of the layoff. If an industry that employs a majority of a region (freight in the northeast for example) suffers and has to lay employees off,there will be mass unemployment in an economically rich area. This can have leave ripple effects nation-wide. Unemployment is the biggest effect on the economy that can come from layoffs.