Issues to consider when planning the
downsize include:
Technological change and globalization can add pressure to
downsize.
There is a legion of other equally damaging exposures that many companies frequently overlook in their zeal to
downsize without delay.
After several notable failures (like IBM, for example), corporate executives have begun to
downsize more surgically, and have met with greater success.
Robert Goldich, a national-defense specialist at the Library of Congress, has pointed out, "If the military
downsizes below a certain |critical mass,' which cannot be easily determined in advance, it may become invisible in the minds of a large segment of the population-potential recruits and their parents."
If somebody's goal were to
downsize his or her operation by 15 or 20 percent, we could look at the other indicators to make sure the unit is moving in that direction.
4 You will never Feel lonelY: Sometimes people need to
downsize after the loss of a loved one.
By offering incentives to those wishing to
downsize, providing more retirement choices to those in later life and considering planning policies that encourage this type of housing, the Government can help create an environment that aids a larger number of later life buyers to purchase more suitable properties and, importantly, to release housing equity to fund their retirement or support their loved ones.
The paper presented five downsizing lessons that managers should consider before deciding to
downsize.
If a company hits hard times and needs to
downsize their space, we're there for them too.
As researchers, collecting data in companies that
downsize is exceedingly difficult.
While you're downsizing your injection unit, don't forget to
downsize the dryer as well.