TY - JOUR
T1 - Organisational downsizing and new venture creation in transitional economies
T2 - a study of managerial effectiveness in transition
AU - Branine, Mohamed
AU - Pollard, David
AU - Analoui, Farhad
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - This paper explores ways of helping managers of large state-owned companies in transitional economies to acquire skills that may help them to downsize and to create small businesses. Following a review of literature on the needs of transitional economies, on experiences of downsizing in Western countries, on downsizing approaches and strategies, on the creation and development of small business, and on the development of management skills for organisational change, it has been possible to propose some guidelines to enable managers in countries such as those of Eastern and Central Europe deal with the problems of large, overstaffed and loss-making state-owned companies, to downsize them and turn them into smaller and more effective. It is concluded that management training and development is essential for the successful implementation of downsizing of large organisations and the creation of small and effective businesses.
AB - This paper explores ways of helping managers of large state-owned companies in transitional economies to acquire skills that may help them to downsize and to create small businesses. Following a review of literature on the needs of transitional economies, on experiences of downsizing in Western countries, on downsizing approaches and strategies, on the creation and development of small business, and on the development of management skills for organisational change, it has been possible to propose some guidelines to enable managers in countries such as those of Eastern and Central Europe deal with the problems of large, overstaffed and loss-making state-owned companies, to downsize them and turn them into smaller and more effective. It is concluded that management training and development is essential for the successful implementation of downsizing of large organisations and the creation of small and effective businesses.
U2 - 10.1504/IJESB.2011.041663
DO - 10.1504/IJESB.2011.041663
M3 - Article
VL - 13
SP - 313
EP - 332
JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business
SN - 1476-1297
IS - 3
ER -