The Mean and Lean Firm and Downsizing: Causes of Involuntary and Voluntary Downsizing Strategies

Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 307 - 342
Published: Jun 1, 2002
Abstract
Despite the longevity and pervasiveness of downsizing, our knowledge about this practice is inadequate for at least two reasons. One involves underanalysis of the historical context in which downsizing has evolved and the other involves the tendency to equate downsizings with layoffs even though layoffs represent only one of numerous downsizing strategies. I address the one inadequacy by identifying two institutional factors—the spread of...
Paper Details
Title
The Mean and Lean Firm and Downsizing: Causes of Involuntary and Voluntary Downsizing Strategies
Published Date
Jun 1, 2002
Volume
17
Issue
2
Pages
307 - 342
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