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JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY

FACULTY OF BUSINESS STUDIES
Department of Accounting & Information Systems

Assignment On
Research Methodology

Submitted To
A. N. M. ASADUZZAMAN FAKIR
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF AIS JAGANNATH UNIVERSITY

Submitted By
SABRINA SULTANA
ROLL NO: 104406 (B)
BBA 4TH YEAR, 2nd SEMESTER
DEPARTMENT OF AIS

Date of submission: 31-08-2014
Q1. i) BIBLIOGRAPHY
1. Appelbaum, H. S., Lavigne-Schmidt, S.: "Downsizing: Measuring the Costs of Failure", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 18 Issue 5/6, 1999.
2. Baumol, Wiliam J., Blinder, Alan S., & Edward N. Wolff (2004). Downsizing in America. Reality, Causes, Consequences. New York, Russell Sage Foundation.
3. Burke, J. R., Nelson D.: "Mergers and Acquisitions, Downsizing, and Privatization: A North American Perspective", in The New Organizational Realty – Downsizing, Restructuring and Privatization, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 1998.
4. Campion, M.A., Lerouge, C., Maertz, C.P., & Wiley, J.W. (2010). Downsizing Effects on Survivors: Layoffs, Offshoring, and Outsourcing. Journal of Economy and Society, 49:275-285.
5. C Freeman, J. S., Cameron, S. K.: "Organizational Downsizing: a Convergence and Reorientation Framework", Organization Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, February, 1993.
6. Degorre, A. (2007, June 19). Workforce reduction and firm performance: a comparison between French publicly-listed and non-listed companies, 1994-2000. Manuscript, Paris School of Economics.
7. Djordjevic B.: "Managing human resource during downsizing process", Doctoral thesis, The Economic Faculty of Belgrade, 2007.
8. Djordjević, B., Djukić, S. (2008). The Impact of Downsizing on the Corporate Reputation. Vol.5, No.1, pp. 51 – 62.
9. Dougherty, Bowman, H. E. (1995): "The Effects of Organizational Downsizing on Product Innovation", California Management Review, Vol. 37, No. 4, p28 Summer.
10. E. Geoffrey Love, Matthew Kraatz: "How do firms ' actions influence



References: 1. Appelbaum, H. S., Lavigne-Schmidt, S.: "Downsizing: Measuring the Costs of Failure", Journal of Management Development, Vol. 18 Issue 5/6, 1999. 2. Burke, J. R., Nelson D.: "Mergers and Acquisitions, Downsizing, and Privatization: A North American Perspective", in The New Organizational Realty – Downsizing, Restructuring and Privatization, American Psychological Association, Washington, DC, 1998. 3. Campion, M.A., Lerouge, C., Maertz, C.P., & Wiley, J.W. (2010). Downsizing Effects on Survivors: Layoffs, Offshoring, and Outsourcing. Journal of Economy and Society, 49:275-285. 4. C Freeman, J. S., Cameron, S. K.: "Organizational Downsizing: a Convergence and Reorientation Framework", Organization Science, Vol. 4, No. 1, February, 1993. 5. Djordjevic B.: "Managing human resource during downsizing process", Doctoral thesis, The Economic Faculty of Belgrade, 2007. 6. Djordjević, B., Djukić, S. (2008). The Impact of Downsizing on the Corporate Reputation. Vol.5, No.1, pp. 51 – 62. 7. Dougherty, Bowman, H. E. (1995): "The Effects of Organizational Downsizing on Product Innovation", California Management Review, Vol. 37, No. 4, p28 Summer. 8. Farrell, A. M.: "The Effect of Downsizing on Market Orientation: The Role of Trust and Commitment", ANZMAC, Visionary Marketing for the 21 Century: Facing the Challenge, 2000. 9 10. Marks, Mitchell L., & De Meuse, Kenneth P. 2005. “Resizing the organization: Maximizing the gain while minimizing the pain of layoffs, divestitures and closings.” Organizational Dynamics, 34(1): 19-35. 11. Mirabal Neil, De Young Robert: "Downsizing as a Strategic Intervention", The Journal of American Academy of Business, cambridge, March, 2005. 12 13. Noer, D.: "Leading Organizations through Survivor Sickness: A Framework for the New Millennium", in The Organization in Crisis - Downsizing, Restructuring, and Privatization, Blaskwell Business, 2000. 14. Stanković, Lj., Radenković-Jocić, D., Djukić, S.: "Unapredjenje poslovne konkurentnosti", Ekonomski fakultet, Niš, 2007. 15. Stelios C. Zyglidopoulos: "The Impact of Downsizing on Corporate Reputation", British Journal of Management, Vol. 16, 2005. 16 17. Vincent, A. M., Roger, W. S.: "Assessing the roller coaster of downsizing", Business Horizons, Jul/Aug, Vol. 40 Issue 4, 1997. 18. Zeina A. Karake: "An examination of the impact of organizational downsizing and discrimination activities on corporate social responsibility as measured by a company 's reputation index", Management Decision, 36/3, 1998.

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