مجلة تطوير العلوم الاجتماعية
Volume 18, Numéro 2, Pages 98-107
2026-09-30

Human Resources Restructuring In Contemporary Organizations A Psycho-sociological Approach To Organizational Transformations And Their Impacts On Social Structure And Workers' Well-being

Authors : Senhadji Djamel .

Abstract

: Human resource restructuring has become, in modern times, an organizational necessity driven by the imperatives of economic and technological adaptation. This study examines this phenomenon from a psycho-sociological perspective, exploring specifically how the relationship between the organization and the worker is being transformed. Drawing on a theoretical framework that integrates classical authors (Weber, Marx, Durkheim) and modern psychological approaches (psychological contract, social exchange, self-determination, organizational justice), and supported by recent empirical data, we establish that these transformations heighten psycho-social risks, thereby weakening professional identity and threatening social cohesion. Finally, we advocate for more responsible restructuring practices that place the human element at the center of decision-making.

Keywords

organizational restructuring; ; human resources; ; psycho-sociological approach; ; psychological contract; ; psycho-social risks; ; professional identity.