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Study of the impact of the global economic crisis on employment, layoffs and wages in the private sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a field deductive study
Study of the impact of the global economic crisis on employment, layoffs and wages in the private sector in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a field deductive study
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Release 2011
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The study aims to find out the extent of the impact of the global economic crisis on the companies and institutions of the Saudi private sector in the industrial, commercial, and service sectors in terms of employment, layoffs, and wages. It also aims to compare the impact of the global economic crisis on these economic sectors, at the level of all the regions of the Kingdom. The study took into account the banking sector within the comprehensive sample and was focused on it due to its importance being one of the oldest, largest and influential economic sectors in the Kingdom. The study used the questionnaire tool on (2500) items from the random sample of human resources managers and their level, in addition to the stratified sample in some sectors. The response rate in this study achieved a significant increase compared to other studies in the field. The results of the study indicated that the impact of the global economic crisis on companies varied according to their sizes, in addition to the negative impact on employment and wages in Saudi banks as a result of the economic crisis. Other results detailed in the body of the study had it recommend that decision-makers in the private and government sectors in the Kingdom must develop effective policies to confront the economic crisis and the accompanying negative consequences affecting employment, wages, and incentives in general, as well as the reduction of the rate of unjustified layoffs in the private sector.

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