Question of the Week

Q: What can ASQ tell me about downsizing?

A: Downsizing is in the news right now, but it has long been a focus of quality. For quality professionals the question is always: Is our work force the right size? When is it OK to trim workforce, and when does cutting staff end up doing more harm than good?
Here are some articles and features from our collections:

Ten Compelling Reasons Why Your Company Shouldn't Downsize
AQP News for a Change, Vol. 6, No. 1, January 2002
Available for sale as a PDF.

Leadership During an Economic Slowdown
Journal for Quality and Participation, Vol. 24, No. 3, September 2001
Open Access

Bouncing Back From Downsizing
Journal for Quality and Participation, Vol. 21, No. 5, September 1998
Available for sale as a PDF.

What to Do When All of Your Company's Experts
Have Been Downsized
Quality Progress, Vol. 30, No. 5, May 1997
Open Access

Reengineering and Dumbsizing: Mismanagement of the Knowledge Resource
Quality Progress, Vol. 30, No. 5, May 1997
Open Access

Dealing With the Consequences of Downsizing: How Do You Rebuild Trust?
AQP Spring Conference Transactions, Vol. 18, No. 0, April 1996
Available for sale as a PDF.

Getting From Here to There... How to Survive in a Downsizing World
Journal for Quality and Participation, Vol. 18, No. 7, December 1995
Available for sale as a PDF.

Downsizing: How Quality Is Affected as Companies Shrink
Quality Progress, Vol. 28, No. 4, April 1995
Open Access

Downsizing with TQM?
Journal for Quality and Participation, Vol. 17, No. 2, March 1994
Logged-in members/subscribers: Instant Access. Or you can buy a PDF.

Downsizing and Employee Involvement: Threats and Opportunities
AQP Spring Conference Transactions, Vol. 14, No. 0, April 1992
Available for sale as a PDF.

Downsizing and Employee Involvement: How Does Downsizing Affect Employee Involvement?
Journal for Quality and Participation, Vol. 15, No. 1, January 1992
Open Access