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* Prepare counselling sessions for survivors of retrenchment that faces emotional problems. * Foster an open culture in the organisation where employees are allowed to express their thoughts * Organise Training & Development programmes before, during and after retrenchment activities for survivors.
Recommendations
External Factors In 2005, due to its ‘one new store a day approach’, Starbucks became the most successful international brand in coffee. However, the period of great expansion slowed in 2007 during the global financial crisis when the company began to feel the pressure of over-expansion and enhanced competition from lower priced fast food chains like
* Prepare counselling sessions for survivors of retrenchment that faces emotional problems. * Foster an open culture in the organisation where employees are allowed to express their thoughts * Organise Training & Development programmes before, during and after retrenchment activities for survivors.
Recommendations
External Factors In 2005, due to its ‘one new store a day approach’, Starbucks became the most successful international brand in coffee. However, the period of great expansion slowed in 2007 during the global financial crisis when the company began to feel the pressure of over-expansion and enhanced competition from lower priced fast food chains like