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The Downside of Downsizing

David A. Heenan (Chairman and CEO of Theo. H. Davies & Co., Ltd., Honolulu, Hawaii)

Journal of Business Strategy

ISSN: 0275-6668

Article publication date: 1 June 1989

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Abstract

Restructuring has become a popular option for streamlining organizations. But has corporate America neglected the drawbacks of downsizing? The author maintains that, in many cases, muscle—as well as fat—is cut in the process.

Citation

Heenan, D.A. (1989), "The Downside of Downsizing", Journal of Business Strategy, Vol. 10 No. 6, pp. 18-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb039330

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MCB UP Ltd

Copyright © 1989, MCB UP Limited

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