Using Shaw and Barrett-Power’s (1997) definition of downsizing (outlined earlier), which of the following events would you classify as downsizing methods: compulsory redundancy, early retirement, induced redeployment, job share, natural attrition, recruitment freeze, voluntary redundancy, involuntary redeployment?

Give reasons for your answer.

 Shaw and Barrett-Power’s Definition:

We define downsizing more broadly as a constellation of stressor events centering around pressures toward workforce reductions which place demands upon the organisation, work groups, and individual employees, and require a process of coping and adaptation.