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A Decade of Downsizing: Understanding the Contours of Change in Australia, 1990-99

Peter A. Innes

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, P.Innes{at}business.uq.edu.au

Craig R. Littler

University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

This paper seeks to map a decade of organizational downsizing in Australia utilizing a comprehensive longitudinal data set of 4153 firms. Aggregate downsizing measures conceal extensive change within organizations. We seek to assess these processes by comparing a conventional downsizing measure with more specific occupational downsizing measures. The results show the contours of change in Australia over the 1990s; indicate that there are distinctive and contrasting trends; and raise significant issues for future theoretical and empirical research.

Key Words: Australia • downsizing • longitudinal • methodology • occupation • restructuring

Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Vol. 42, No. 2, 229-242 (2004)
DOI: 10.1177/1038411104045365
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