Original paper

Reducing slack: the performance consequences of downsizing by large industrial firms, 1977-93

Volume: 26, Issue: 12, Pages: 1087 - 1108
Published: Jan 1, 2005
Abstract
We conceptualize downsizing as an attempt to reduce organizational slack. We suggest that the degree to which downsizing will improve firm performance will be contingent on conditions under which the downsizing occurs. We emphasize the level of organizational slack as an important contingency, and also examine two other contingencies: (1) whether the scope of the downsizing is narrow (restricted to personnel reductions) or broad (involves...
Paper Details
Title
Reducing slack: the performance consequences of downsizing by large industrial firms, 1977-93
Published Date
Jan 1, 2005
Volume
26
Issue
12
Pages
1087 - 1108
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