Downsizing: is it always lean and mean?

Discusses how downsizing has been associated with the move towards lean working in organisations and with having negative consequences for employees. Considers the extent to which downsizing is lean and mean drawing on an extensive review of the available literature. Concludes that downsizing is rar...

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Published in:Personnel review 1998-01, Vol.27 (4), p.296-311
Main Authors: Kinnie, Nicholas, Hutchinson, Sue, Purcell, John
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cost reduction
Decentralization
Downsizing
Employees
Employment
Human resource management
Layoffs
Lean production
Organization theory
Organizations
Strategic business units
Studies
Total quality
Workforce
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