...Ed Chung Examines the current trend towards downsizing using the metaphor of heroic medicine, an old medical practice which entailed bleeding the patient (often to death). The passion that an entrepreneur imbues in an organization can only bear fruit if the people take part in nurturing...

...L. David Weller Examines an alternative to downsizing in the restructuring of organizations. Suggests that the restructuring and downsizing of staff often result from economic inefficiency. They are used to make immediate financial savings and to keep floundering organizations solvent...