...Hooshang M. Beheshti; Allen L. Bures There are two types of interrelated downsizing; human resource downsizing, which refers to reduction in personnel, and computer downsizing, or the migration from a mainframe to distributive processing platforms. The corporate strategies underlying each vary...

...Godwin J. Udo In today’s volatile economy, organizations are constantly exploring avenues to remain competitive. Information systems (IS) downsizing is one of the strategies used by many organizations in continued efforts for survival. There are considerable risks and rewards to the various units...

... (ESS), that age‐old problem is on its way to being solved. Databases Decision‐support systems Downsizing Executive information systems Integration Management information systems Planning USA © MCB UP Limited 1995 In compliance with IBM Systems applications architecture (SAA...

...Godwin J. Udo; Russell C. Kick The information system downsizing trend has been on the increase during the last five years because of extreme pressures brought about by the slow economy and intense global competition. The major benefit of downsizing is cost saving or cost avoidance, though reports...

...Herman P. Hoplin; George S. Hsieh The terms “outsourcing” and “rightsizing”,along with a third term, “downsizing”, have different meanings to different people. Looks into these as alternatives for managers in rejuvenating organizations. Outsourcing to many managers means the loss of control...