... the plant closures and redundancies of the early 1980s. A recent report released by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu′s Human Resources Group (July, 1993) shows that in New Zealand the “main impetus for downsizing has been the desire to save on costs, with other motivations being changes sought in the company′s...

... in an uncertain environment. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Age discrimination Downsizing Employees Human resource planning Outplacement Part‐time work Redundancy Training Rightsizing is still one of the most pertinent corporate issues in the 1990s as organizations continue to operate...

... process re‐engineering Downsizing Large companies Learning organizations Organizational change Rationalization Redundancy Strategy Systems redesign Downsizing is one of the most disruptive and dramatic types of organizational change which most leaders are likely to experience. A poorly...

... differently in times of recession compared with times of growth? (2) What are areas of spending which you would be prepared to cut in recessionary times? What areas would you not cut? © MCB UP Limited 1992 Recession Redundancy Strategy USA ...