UBLIC sector downsizing is becoming an increasingly important ingredient of economic reform in developing countries. Among the unfortunate legacies of state-led development, bloated bureaucracies and overstaffed public enterprises are especially problematic. Labor redundancies are particularly severe in the transition economies of Central Europe and the former Soviet Union, where the shift from...

This article briefly outlines the problems facing public organizations, particularly hospitals, as they attempt to survive in a turbulent environment. One solution to coping with organizational crises is downsizing. However, there are often negative effects on personnel when an organization reduces the work force or experiences major change. A model describing stages of organizational and indiv...

The extreme downsizing effect on 2D SCO nanoparticles resulted in a two-step hysteretic behavior and stability aqueous dispersions.