TY - JOUR

T1 - A Sociocognitive Interpretation of Organizational Downsizing

AU - McKinley, William

AU - Zhao, Jun

AU - Rust, Kathleen Garrett

PY - 2000/1/1

Y1 - 2000/1/1

N2 - To better understand the phenomenon of organizational downsizing, we compare three theoretical perspectives on downsizing: the economic, the institutional, and the sociocognitive. We use the three perspectives to organize the growing empirical literature on downsizing, and we link streams of empirical work to the theoretical perspective that underlies each. With our sociocognitive model, we argue that down sizing has become institutionalized through the collectivization and reification of a "downsizing is effective" schema. We also discuss implications for future theory and research.

AB - To better understand the phenomenon of organizational downsizing, we compare three theoretical perspectives on downsizing: the economic, the institutional, and the sociocognitive. We use the three perspectives to organize the growing empirical literature on downsizing, and we link streams of empirical work to the theoretical perspective that underlies each. With our sociocognitive model, we argue that down sizing has become institutionalized through the collectivization and reification of a "downsizing is effective" schema. We also discuss implications for future theory and research.

KW - Management studies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0034341808&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/848dc9d5-a0c7-3748-8117-f09bc35cc225/

U2 - 10.2307/259272

DO - 10.2307/259272

M3 - Scientific review articles

VL - 25

SP - 227

EP - 243

JO - Academy of Management Review

JF - Academy of Management Review

SN - 0363-7425

IS - 1

ER -