When the employees hear

about the change from using manual labour to introducing technology to

transport the final product to the warehouse, which is reducing the cycle time,

producing cost savings and ultimately increasing the productivity of the

organisation, makes employees to be suspicious of management’s motives to layoff

jobs.

Examples of organisations

include those in the service sector, such as financial organisations (e.g.

banks) and professionals (e.g. lawyers, accountants), as well as government and

manufacturing companies.

Though organisations differ,

managers of organisations are continuously seeking to attain set targets and

improve quality with a reduced labour force.