Module 2 – Case
MANAGING GROWTH AND DOWNSIZING
Forbes Magazine offers a “layoff tracker.” You can click here
to access the site:
Forbes Magazine’s Layoff Tracker: .forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker_2.html”>http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker_2.html
When you’ve read through the Background materials and any other sources
that you want to track down, check the Layoff Tracker to see what’s happening
in your geographical area (if possible) and perhaps your professional area as
well.
Case Assignment
Write a 3- to 4-page paper discussing issues relating to growth and
downsizing in general, with emphasis on:

The patterns that you see emerging from the Layoff Tracker.

The emerging issues in this areahow will the problem be seen in the
coming years.

HR activities that should occur to effectively implement downsizing, and
also to effectively implement growth.

Approaches to managing change in an organization that is growing or
shrinking in size.
Turn in this paper by the module due dateModule 2 – CaseMANAGING GROWTH AND DOWNSIZINGForbes Magazine offers a “layoff tracker.” You can click here
to access the site:Forbes Magazine’s Layoff Tracker: .forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker_2.html”>http://www.forbes.com/2008/11/17/layoff-tracker-unemployement-lead-cx_kk_1118tracker_2.htmlWhen you’ve read through the Background materials and any other sources
that you want to track down, check the Layoff Tracker to see what’s happening
in your geographical area (if possible) and perhaps your professional area as
well.Case AssignmentWrite a 3- to 4-page paper discussing issues relating to growth and
downsizing in general, with emphasis on:
The patterns that you see emerging from the Layoff Tracker.
The emerging issues in this areahow will the problem be seen in the
coming years.
HR activities that should occur to effectively implement downsizing, and
also to effectively implement growth.
Approaches to managing change in an organization that is growing or
shrinking in size.Turn in this paper by the module due date