1st Edition
Downsizing the Federal Government Management of Public Sector Workforce Reductions
By Vernon D Jones
Copyright 1998
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
296 Pages
by
Routledge
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The main focus of downsizing has shifted from the private to the public sector. The cutbacks began in the Department of Defense. Now the goal is a federal civilian workforce reduction of 12 percent by the year 2000. This pioneering study looks at the management of workforce reductions in the public sector both in theory and in practice. Three case studies -- of the Defense Logistics Agency, the... Read more
1: Downsizing Strikes the Federal Government; 2: Selecting Downsizing Agencies for Study; 3: The Defense Logistics Agency; 4: The Bureau of Reclamation; 5: The Food and Drug Administration; 6: Managing Downsizing: Lessons Learned; 7: Overcoming Downsizing's Greatest Challenges
Biography
Vernon D Jones
