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A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Why Organizations Downsize

Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 69 - 82
Published: Feb 1, 1999
Abstract
Although downsizing has become an integral part of organizational life in the U.S., there is little serious theoretical or empirical work on this issue. Nearly all of the completed work addresses the effects of downsizing, which usually are negative. Therefore, an important yet unanswered question is: Why do organizations downsize in the first place? In addressing this question, I offer some systematic thoughts on the causes of downsizing....
Paper Details
Title
A Conceptual Framework for Analyzing Why Organizations Downsize
Published Date
Feb 1, 1999
Volume
10
Issue
1
Pages
69 - 82
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