Organizational Rightsizing

Rightsizing has emerged as a critical
process in this present era of shrinking space and time,
fluid market environment and disappearing borders. It is
often adopted by many organizations to help them become
more agile and thereby cater to the demands on efficient,
parsimonious production, speedy service delivery, improved
quality, and lowered costs. Though accepted as a strategic
requirement of an organization, the justice aspect is often
subject to much deliberation. This book highlights the
rightsizing processes in four organizations and the
perspectives of 727 individuals affected by the process.
The impact of the rightsizing practices on their individual
roles and commitment to the organization are analyzed. A
framework to guide the rightsizing process is developed,
validated and proposed based on a social justice
perspective. Causal models of rightsizing practices and
outcome through path analysis are also structured. Based on
the above analysis, suggestions on improving the processes
and further interventions to enhance the performance of the
human resources in the post rightsizing environment are
provided.