The ethics of downsizing: Perceptions of rights and responsibilities

Within the context of employee rights and management social responsibility, this payer identifies and explores three ethical dimensions of downsizing. Using ANOVA and Scheffe post-hoc statistical techniques, groups involved i n the downsizing decision making process were compared with groups affected by the process on each ethical dimension. Results indicated that those aff ected by the process attached greater ethical significance to these dimensi ons than those who were involved in formulating and implementing/communicat ing downsizing decisions.