'The purpose of this article is to explore organizational learning processes by examining how companies learn to do something new, namely downsize, on the basis of a small sample of companies in Europe. In a first step, the range of possible responses to downsizing, as discussed in the literature, is presented and compared with the responses described in the interviews. Significant gaps between the options described in the literature and the activities undertaken by the sample companies were found. In a second step, models of organizational learning are presented, specifically focusing on knowledge acquisition, information distribution and interpretation, and compared with the learning processes described by the sample companies. The articl...
This study began as a general inquiry into downsizing and then focused on two objectives which becam...
Organizational workforce reductions can negatively affect a company’s ability to preserve its knowle...
Downsizing has become a fact of life throughout the world. The term downsizing has come to mean term...
In this paper we investigate potential influence of organizational downsizing on organizational know...
When firms seek to reduce costs and increase productivity, they often view downsizing as a viable st...
Abstract: In this paper we investigate potential influence of organizational downsizing on organizat...
Organizational downsizing has been a popular management practice for years although its consequences...
This study examines the impact of downsizing/restructuring decisions and processes on perceptions of...
Downsizing as a corporate restructuring strategy aims to reduce significantly the number of employee...
International audienceIn today's business environment, employee downsizing is a widespread strategy ...
The quality of individual and collective learning has been held to be a key determinant of organisat...
While downsizing rages through the U.S. economy, there is a great deal of uncertainty about its bott...
"How does a major international company learn? In particular, how does a successful international co...
This research considers the organisational factors and processes that impact on knowledge retention ...
This study considers the impact of formal knowledge sharing and informal networks on the level of or...
This study began as a general inquiry into downsizing and then focused on two objectives which becam...
Organizational workforce reductions can negatively affect a company’s ability to preserve its knowle...
Downsizing has become a fact of life throughout the world. The term downsizing has come to mean term...
In this paper we investigate potential influence of organizational downsizing on organizational know...
When firms seek to reduce costs and increase productivity, they often view downsizing as a viable st...
Abstract: In this paper we investigate potential influence of organizational downsizing on organizat...
Organizational downsizing has been a popular management practice for years although its consequences...
This study examines the impact of downsizing/restructuring decisions and processes on perceptions of...
Downsizing as a corporate restructuring strategy aims to reduce significantly the number of employee...
International audienceIn today's business environment, employee downsizing is a widespread strategy ...
The quality of individual and collective learning has been held to be a key determinant of organisat...
While downsizing rages through the U.S. economy, there is a great deal of uncertainty about its bott...
"How does a major international company learn? In particular, how does a successful international co...
This research considers the organisational factors and processes that impact on knowledge retention ...
This study considers the impact of formal knowledge sharing and informal networks on the level of or...
This study began as a general inquiry into downsizing and then focused on two objectives which becam...
Organizational workforce reductions can negatively affect a company’s ability to preserve its knowle...
Downsizing has become a fact of life throughout the world. The term downsizing has come to mean term...