A Concise Guide to Corporate Downsizing

Edited by Rocki-Lee DeWitt () and Alyson P. House ()

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Abstract: This incisive guide showcases contemporary downsizing scholarship and practice, examining post-downsizing effects on unemployment attitudes and behaviors. It provides historical analyses and comprehensive literature reviews, as well as empirical and theoretical assessments of contextual influences on downsizing. Renowned experts address leadership and managerial motives and practices in downsizing implementation, exploring the relationship between downsizing and financial performance.

Keywords: Downsizing; Digitalization; Ownership; Socio-Cognitive-Psychological Perspectives; Financial Performance; Boomerang Employment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035311002
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Chapters in this book:

Introduction to corporate downsizing

Rocki-Lee DeWitt and Alyson P. House

A review and synthesis of downsizing research: the dilemma endures

Alyson P. House and Rocki-Lee DeWitt

What do analysts and investors need to know about employment downsizing?

Wayne F. Cascio, Arjun Chatrath and Rohan A. Christie-David

Confirmation and compensation: extending the socio-cognitive perspective on workforce downsizing

Matthias Brauer and Martin Zimmermann

Research on workforce reductions in family firms: a review and future directions

Fernando Muñoz-Bullón and María J. Sanchez-Bueno

Navigating the digital shift: downsizing magnitude and its timing under corporate digitalization

Rick (H. L.) Aalbers and Jasper (J. D.) van Boven

Leadership, prevention, and the mental health side of downsizing

James Campbell Quick

The crucial role of managers in enacting organizational justice in downsizing situations

David Patient and Marjo-Riitta Diehl

New directions for psychological contracts and downsizing: delivering and managing the bad news, layoff footprint, and algorithmic management

Maria Tomprou, Sandra Costa and Tiago Rôxo Aguiar

An investigation of downsizing social status, internal networking, and strengths crafting

Jessica R. L. Good, Michael Halinski and Janet A. Boekhorst

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