A STUDY OF THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DOWNSIZING AND INNOVATION DETERMINANTS

Kamel Mellahi () and Adrian Wilkinson ()
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Kamel Mellahi: Sheffield University Management School, The University of Sheffield, 9 Mappin Street, Sheffield S1 4DT, UK
Adrian Wilkinson: Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland 4111, Australia

International Journal of Innovation Management (ijim), 2008, vol. 12, issue 04, 677-698

Abstract: Using a survey data of UK firms that engaged in downsizing, this paper explores the link between downsizing and innovation determinants. We suggest that the relationship between downsizing and innovation determinants is contingent upon the speed of implementing the downsizing and the severity of downsizing. Overall, the results confirm our general proposition and shed new light on the relationship between downsizing and innovation enhancers, and barriers to innovation.

Keywords: Downsizing; innovation; redundancy; change (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1142/S1363919608002163

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