Managing HR in a downturn: the work behind opportunistic decisions by boards and management teams

The opportunities for robust organisations to take advantage of struggling businesses increase when the economic cycle is unstable. Parts of businesses or whole organisations may be put up for sale. HR teams could be managing mergers and acquisitions as industry players look to consolidate, take out a competitor or simply try to stay afloat.
 

Language does not simply reflect what is going on in organisational life: it also influences what people think and what they do

Linda Holbeche, director of the Holbeche Partnership and visiting professor of HRM/OD at Cass Business School