The effects of rational emotive therapy on Indonesian managers who survived downsizing

• Main Author: Tjandera, Sofian
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2006
• Subjects: Corporate downsizing; Downsizing of organizations > Indonesia; Middle managers > Indonesia; Counseling
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_doctoral/161; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_doctoral/article/1160/viewcontent/CDTG004256_P__1_.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

The objective of the study was to provide a comprehensive description of the experiences of managers that survived downsizing in Indonesia. To accomplish the main objective of the study, two data gathering phases were involved. The first phase sought to provide a descriptive account of the anxiety-related cognitions, emotions, and behaviors of managers that survived downsizing in six garment and textile factories in Indonesia. To accomplish this objective, the managers completed the State Trait Anxiety Inventory. Twelve managers with moderately high to high levels of anxiety participated in an interview wherein they were tasked to answer questions about their anxiety-related thoughts, feelings, and actions. Results of the analyses reveal that survivor managers considered downsizing unfair to the workforce. The survivor managers also perceived that their position in the company was not secure. These beliefs and perceptions led them to feel anxious and had negative consequences on their interpersonal relations and job performance. For the second phase of the study, a pretest-posttest research design was used to determine if there exists a significant difference in the anxiety levels of the 12 survivor managers after undergoing a five session intervention program that involved the utilization of techniques and strategies that are similar to those utilized in Rational Emotive Therapy (RET). The results reveal that the intervention program significantly reduced the level of anxiety experienced by the managers.