Irish Telecommunications

Managing Employee Engagement and the Effects of the Recessionary Period

within the Telecommunications Industry in Ireland

This review concerns the recession and the effects that it had on the telecommunications industry in Ireland; specifically, the effect that it had on Eircom and the end of its business. The literature is examined to determine whether employee engagement was effected during said recession

Recession and Business

The recession affected businesses across the globe but it seemed to have an especially deleterious effect on Ireland. The country had been one of the "most admired" in the world for its fiscal policy and growth, but the recession demonstrated the problems that were lurking underneath the seeming promise (Honohan, 2009). Just as with other countries that faced the fiscal pressure of the recession, that which effected Ireland was caused by layers of issues rather than just a single, more simple cause. One author,...
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