Decoding Disruption: Lay-offs in the Software Industry

Today, large firms that employ between 1,00,000 and 3,00,000 software workers are in the process of being restructured. Changes in technology, geopolitics and cut-throat competition have unleashed a cost-cutting drive. With respect to lay-offs, companies are resorting to informal practices and coerc...

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Vydáno v:Economic and political weekly Ročník 52; číslo 22; s. 16 - 19
Hlavní autor: NARAYAN, DEVIKA
Médium: Journal Article Magazine Article
Jazyk:angličtina
Vydáno: Mumbai SAMEEKSHA TRUST 03.06.2017
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Témata:
Automation
Business models
Cloud computing
COMMENTARY
Economic growth
Employees
Employment
Engineers
Global economy
Growth models
Hiring
Layoffs
Software industry
Software services
Technological change
Upward mobility
India
ISSN:0012-9976, 2349-8846
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Shrnutí:Today, large firms that employ between 1,00,000 and 3,00,000 software workers are in the process of being restructured. Changes in technology, geopolitics and cut-throat competition have unleashed a cost-cutting drive. With respect to lay-offs, companies are resorting to informal practices and coercion due to legal constraints and fear of public backlash.
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ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846