Reducing the workforce: examining its consequences in health care organizations

Abstract

In recent years, health care in Canada as elsewhere has witnessed unprecedented restructuring and reorganization. Concurrent with the massive restructuring of health care systems, many health care organizations have dramatically downsized their workforces by shedding jobs and people. It is generally assumed that forced workforce reductions can have significant deleterious consequences on organizations. This study examines the impact of workforce reduction on perceptions of organizational performance in a large sample of Canadian health care organizations.

Citation

Wagar, T.H. and Rondeau, K.V. (2000), "Reducing the workforce: examining its consequences in health care organizations", Leadership in Health Services, Vol. 13 No. 3, pp. 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1108/13660750010342642