Grayson J P
Int J Health Serv. 1985;15(1):69-93. doi: 10.2190/W747-D8XQ-BCA4-5WX8.
SKF, one of Sweden's foremost corporations, is the world's largest producer of bearings. In the seventies, largely as a consequence of Japanese competition, in order to maintain its preeminent position, SKF embarked on a program of global rationalization and automation. One of the consequences of these measures was a decrease in the size of the overall SKF workforce and the closure of factories in a number of countries. One of the casualties was the manufacturing operation of SKF Canada Ltd. The following article concentrates on the consequences of the shutdown for employees. It is seen that over five surveys conducted over a two and a half year period the impact of the shutdown on some dimensions was the same for former employees and their wives. On others, former employees responded differently than their wives. Overall, however, the closure of SKF Canada Ltd., in terms of stress, economic hardship, and ill-health, was devastating for both former employees and their wives.
瑞典最重要的企业之一SKF是世界上最大的轴承生产商。在20世纪70年代，主要由于来自日本的竞争，为保持其卓越地位，SKF着手实施一项全球合理化和自动化计划。这些举措的后果之一是SKF员工总数减少，以及一些国家的工厂关闭。SKF加拿大有限公司的制造业务就是受害者之一。以下文章主要关注工厂关闭对员工的影响。可以看到，在两年半的时间里进行的五项调查显示，工厂关闭在某些方面对前员工及其妻子的影响是相同的。在其他方面，前员工的反应与他们的妻子不同。然而，总体而言，就压力、经济困难和健康不佳而言，SKF加拿大有限公司的关闭对前员工及其妻子都是毁灭性的。
