Plateaued employees can present problems for managers in that they do not respond to the usual motivators, such as promotion or career development. For this reason, managers need to understand something of the psychology of the plateaued worker in order to be able to get good, consistent and...

Organizations are under pressure to cope with factors such as resource scarcity, increased competition, slow economic growth, increased utilization of technology and an increase in acquisitions and/or mergers. All these can lead to downsizing of the workforce. Many organizations believe...