School restructuring and downsizing: using TQM to promote cost effectiveness

Examines an alternative to downsizing in the restructuring of organizations. Suggests that the restructuring and downsizing of staff often result from economic inefficiency. They are used to make immediate financial savings and to keep floundering organizations solvent. Such practices seldom produce sustained results. New financial difficulties soon arise because the root of the problem is not addressed – poor management practices.

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Year of publication:	1995
Authors:	Weller, L. David
Published in:	The TQM Magazine. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-6887, ZDB-ID 2024492-7. - Vol. 7.1995, 6, p. 11-16
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Cost effectiveness \| Downsizing \| Organizational restructuring \| Schools \| Self‐managing teams \| TQM

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/09544789510103716 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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