...Steven H. Appelbaum; Eric Patton While downsizing is often automatically associated with for‐profit organizations, many of the pressures that have led businesses to downsize over the last 20 years have also affected public‐sector organizations, including universities. The primary focus...

... and local management have been a central theme of school policy management in the UK, they have not been as affected by downsizing and shedding tiers as the business sector, nor are they as directly subject to the marketplace. This inability to respond directly to the marketplace may impose a greater degree...