DECREASING ORGANIZATIONAL SIZE

This research critiques the article identified below this paragraph. The critique considers the relevance of the article to organization and management, the effectiveness of the author in convincing the reader of the reasonableness of the position stated, the reviewer's perception of the strengths and weakness of the article, and the reviewer's opinions on the points made in the article.

McKinley, William. (1992). Decreasing organizational size: To untangle or not to untangle? Academy of Management Review, 17(1), 112123.

Downsizing is a major phenomenon in the contemporary American economy (Hammonds, 1991, pp. 3436). Thus, the relevance of McKinley's (1992, pp. 112123) is well established.

McKinely (1992, pp. 112123) makes two main points in the article. First, the author contends that it is wrong to assume that a symmetry exists between organizational growth and organizational decline (McKinely, 1992, pp. 113116). McKinley (1992, pp. 113116) contends further that the acceptance of this assumption is one of the root causes of ineffecti

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