ORGANIZATIONAL EFFECTS OF DOWNSIZING

Abstract

Within highly competitive corporations, new priorities for the IS department often include moving off the mainframe. General, operational, and IS management stand to benefit from downsizing strategies. Although there is considerable opposition to this direction by IS managers, there are ways to turn the potentially negative impact into a positive enhancement of professional and managerial skills and job satisfaction.

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William D. Connor

WILLIAM D. CONNOR is corporate vice-presidnet of Motorola, Inc., and director of information technology for the General systems Sector, which includes both the company' cellular telephone and computer business.