The dynamics of delayering: changing management structures in three countries
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Article Title | The dynamics of delayering: changing management structures in three countries |
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ERA Journal ID | 19175 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Littler, Craig R. (Author), Wiesner, Retha (Author) and Dunford, Richard (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Management Studies |
Journal Citation | 40 (2), pp. 225-256 |
Number of Pages | 32 |
Year | 2003 |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0022-2380 |
1467-6486 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-6486.00339 |
Web Address (URL) | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1467-6486.00339 |
Abstract | The 1990s witnessed significant changes in organizational design philosophy.This paper delineates trends in delayering based on surveys of 2964 organizations across three countries and assesses the effects in terms of management structures, workloads,productivity and the notion of the 'survivor syndrome'. It concludes that delayering has been widespread as an organizational strategy; that there are few signs of a delayering -relayering cycle, but the effects in relation to managers was a collapse of commitment in Australia and South Africa. However, there were significant diffences in New Zealand. A downsizing/delayering model is discussed. |
Keywords | management structure; delayering; organizational behaviour |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 350710. Organisational behaviour |
520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) | |
350503. Human resources management | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of London, United Kingdom |
Department of Management and Organisational Behaviour | |
Macquarie University |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zw3z/the-dynamics-of-delayering-changing-management-structures-in-three-countries
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