TY - JOUR

T1 - Some Ideological Foundations of Organizational Downsizing

AU - McKinley, William

AU - Mone, Mark A.

AU - Barker III, Vincent L.

PY - 1998/9/1

Y1 - 1998/9/1

N2 - This article explores the ideological foundations of organizational downsizing in the 1990s and focuses on the ideology of employee self-reliance and the ideology of debureaucratization. We document these two managerial ideologies by examining business press articles and popular management literature in which they are being promulgated. Based on past organizational research that has traced the effects of ideologies on organizations, we argue that these two ideologies increase the likelihood of downsizing. This theoretical framework is developed, and its implications for future research, management practice, and government policy are discussed.

AB - This article explores the ideological foundations of organizational downsizing in the 1990s and focuses on the ideology of employee self-reliance and the ideology of debureaucratization. We document these two managerial ideologies by examining business press articles and popular management literature in which they are being promulgated. Based on past organizational research that has traced the effects of ideologies on organizations, we argue that these two ideologies increase the likelihood of downsizing. This theoretical framework is developed, and its implications for future research, management practice, and government policy are discussed.

KW - Management studies

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0032393365&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/f431cbb1-401a-316f-b8a1-38316f56c1c2/

U2 - 10.1177/105649269873002

DO - 10.1177/105649269873002

M3 - Scientific review articles

VL - 7

SP - 198

EP - 212

JO - Journal of Management Inquiry

JF - Journal of Management Inquiry

SN - 1056-4926

IS - 3

ER -