DOWNSIZING AND RIGHTSIZING Downsizing: The downward migrations of business applications are often from mainframes to PCs due to low costing of workstation. And also today’s workstations are as powerful as last decade’s mainframes. The result of that is Clients having power at the cost of less money, provides better performance and then system offers flexibility to make other purchase or to increase overall benefits. Rightsizing: Moves the Client/Server applications to the most appropriate server…

Downsizing occurs when a company permanently reduces its workforce. Corporate downsizing is often the result of poor economic conditions or the company’s need to cut jobs in order to lower costs or maintain profitability. Downsizing may occur when one company merges with another, a product or service is cut, or the economy falters. Downsizing also occurs when employers want to “streamline” a company – this refers to corporate restructuring in order to increase profit and maximize efficiency. Downsizing…

with dire consequences. The following report includes expected reactions by employees who continue to work within an organization after a company downsizing. The report is further directed towards management efforts to repair the torn work atmosphere, as it includes cases that both convey ineffective downsizing practices and outline successful downsizing strategies. The extent of the research was conducted through many secondary sources, with the main content heavily based on previous academic…

Downsizing and Organizational Culture Table of Contents Chapter 1........................................................................................................................1 Chapter 2........................................................................................................................2 Organizational Culture Defined........................................................................2 Downsizing Defined..…

Layoffs, frequently called downsizing, describe the process in which companies remove temporarily or indefinitely a number of employees from their payroll. The reasons why companies downsize are related to dramatic changes occurring in the environment of the organization. Globalization and the breakdown of trade barriers among nations and the emergence of technology and automation have also necessitated companies to downsize. For companies to practice effective downsizing they must follow the following…

Downsizing During a company’s lifecycle downsizing may be a necessary and unavoidable. Downsizing is defined as “the planned elimination of positions and jobs” (Cascio, 1993, p. 96). Economic downturns, changes in the business environment, and increased levels of competition can all lead to employee layoffs and ultimately downsizing. At least two mechanisms, recessions and changes in product demand, lead to reductions in a firm’s demand for labor (Blau, & Kahn, 1981). In the long-run a layoff…

by the American Management Association (AMA), the most often claimed reasons for downsizing are “organizational restructuring,” “business downturn,” and “reengineering of business processes.” Downsizing has adversely affected 43 million jobs since 1980. Many organizations are realizing that downsizing may not be the best solution for reducing costs. The time and money it takes to train employees often make downsizing a wasteful procedure. By changing their business strategy, companies can find ways…

“Less Is Not Always More” Downsizing; everyone has heard about it, talked about it, been a victim of it, or even had to implement it. Reports of downsizing occur frequently. I have repeatedly read the newspaper, watched the news on television, or listened to the radio and heard about mass lay-offs. There have been times that I have felt pity for the various people who lost their jobs, and there have been instances that I have not given it a moment’s consideration. I just thought, “I’m so glad it…

Effects of Downsizing The impact of the Army downsizing is nothing new. This rapid demobilization of forces has transpired after every major conflict. The most recent downsizing effort was from the Persian Gulf. The Army was an incredibly powerful force around 730,000 in 1990 and rapidly downsized to 508,000 in 1995. Once again, the Army is repeating itself, projecting to shrink the active force from 566,000 during the height in 2011 to a speculated 420,000 reaching this in the fiscal year 2017…

influence on-going business operations. Havila & Medlin, (2012) claim that when Nissan Australia closed their local car manufacturing plant in February 1992 their share of the Australian passenger car market fell by 50% over the following 3 years. Downsizing has strong emotional impact on psychology of employees; it also influences corporate reputation adversely (Cieri & Kramar, 2003). Therefore it is important that managers plan this action through proper planning so that the adverse impact can be…