Responsible Restructuring: Creative and Profitable Alternatives to Layoffs (UK PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS Management / Business) - Hardcover

Wayne F. Cascio

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576751295 ISBN 13: 9781576751299

Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2002

Synopsis

Restructuring is a hot topic right now -- companies need to figure out how to weather the current economic storm and still be well-positioned to take advantage of the next upswing. Using real-life illustrations of successful, Responsible Restructurings at companies such as Charles Schwab, Cisco, Motorola, and Intel, this book provides alternatives to downsizing. Wayne Cascio examines the specific practices these leading firms use instead of layoffs -- including retraining, labor-management partnership, and compensation linked to organizational performance. These practices demonstrate that these companies view their workers as assets to be developed rather than as costs to be cut. Cascio presents compelling evidence showing that businesses adopting these measures fare better than businesses in similar circumstances who choose downsizing.

About this title

About the Author

Wayne F. Cascio has written extensively about employment downsizing and restructuring, and has consulted with a wide variety of firms on six continents. He is past chair of the Human Resources Division of the Academy of Management, past president of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and is currently a professor of management at the University of Colorado-Denver.

Edition details

• Publisher: Berrett-Koehler Publishers
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1576751295
• ISBN 13: 9781576751299
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160