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Downsizing: An Od Intervention
Downsizing: An Od Intervention
AN OD INTERVENTION
Change Agents
Organization structures
People’s roles change change from hierarchical
from controlled to to flat
empowered
Specify the
Define
organization’s
performance
strategy and
objectives
objectives
• Firing employees results in the loss of talent as well and expert resources
• Mostly downsizing done is at lower level where there is not much high pay rates
• If they intended to do downsizing essentially, they may adopt different strategies in this
regard
QUESTIONS
• When a company cuts 10% of its work force, does it do so across the board?
• How can companies avoid losing people they need to keep?
• How long does it take for a company to plan and execute a major layoff plan?