The Paradox of Managerial Downsizing

Volume: 25, Issue: 7, Pages: 1159 - 1184
Published: Sep 1, 2004
Abstract
Delayering and the flattening of organizational hierarchies was a widespread trend through the 1990s. Peters (1992) in the USA promoted flattening as an organizational strategy and Keuning and Opheij (1994) promoted the prescriptions in Europe. Despite these strategies and apparent structural changes, the number and ratio of managers appears to have grown. This paradox of managerial downsizing has not been adequately probed in the literature....
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Title
The Paradox of Managerial Downsizing
Published Date
Sep 1, 2004
Volume
25
Issue
7
Pages
1159 - 1184
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