Edited by Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Professor of Management, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA and Alyson P. House, Independent Researcher, Calgary, Canada

• ContentsIntroduction to corporate downsizing 1Rocki-Lee DeWitt and Alyson P. House1 A review and synthesis of downsizing research: the dilemma endures 8Alyson P. House and Rocki-Lee DeWitt2 What do analysts and investors need to know about employment downsizing? 59Wayne F. Cascio, Arjun Chatrath and Rohan A. Christie-David3 Confirmation and compensation: extending the socio-cognitive perspective on workforce downsizing 95Matthias Brauer and Martin Zimmermann4 Research on workforce reductions in family firms: a review and future directions 121Fernando Muñoz-Bullón and María J. Sánchez-Bueno5 Navigating the digital shift: downsizing magnitude and its timing under corporate digitalization 164Rick (H. L.) Aalbers and Jasper (J. D.) van Boven6 Leadership, prevention, and the mental health side of downsizing 201James Campbell Quick7 The crucial role of managers in enacting organizational justice in downsizing situations 223David Patient and Marjo-Riitta Diehl 8 New directions for psychological contracts and downsizing: delivering and managing the bad news, layoff footprint, and algorithmic management 254 Maria Tomprou, Sandra Costa and Tiago Rôxo Aguiar 9 An investigation of downsizing social status, internal networking, and strengths crafting 282 Jessica R. L. Good, Michael Halinski and Janet A. Boekhorst

Edited by Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Professor of Management, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA and Alyson P. House, Independent Researcher, Calgary, Canada

• ContentsIntroduction to corporate downsizing 1Rocki-Lee DeWitt and Alyson P. House1 A review and synthesis of downsizing research: the dilemma endures 8Alyson P. House and Rocki-Lee DeWitt2 What do analysts and investors need to know about employment downsizing? 59Wayne F. Cascio, Arjun Chatrath and Rohan A. Christie-David3 Confirmation and compensation: extending the socio-cognitive perspective on workforce downsizing 95Matthias Brauer and Martin Zimmermann4 Research on workforce reductions in family firms: a review and future directions 121Fernando Muñoz-Bullón and María J. Sánchez-Bueno5 Navigating the digital shift: downsizing magnitude and its timing under corporate digitalization 164Rick (H. L.) Aalbers and Jasper (J. D.) van Boven6 Leadership, prevention, and the mental health side of downsizing 201James Campbell Quick7 The crucial role of managers in enacting organizational justice in downsizing situations 223David Patient and Marjo-Riitta Diehl 8 New directions for psychological contracts and downsizing: delivering and managing the bad news, layoff footprint, and algorithmic management 254 Maria Tomprou, Sandra Costa and Tiago Rôxo Aguiar 9 An investigation of downsizing social status, internal networking, and strengths crafting 282 Jessica R. L. Good, Michael Halinski and Janet A. Boekhorst

Edited by Rocki-Lee DeWitt, Professor of Management, Grossman School of Business, University of Vermont, USA and Alyson P. House, Independent Researcher, Calgary, Canada

• ContentsIntroduction to corporate downsizing 1Rocki-Lee DeWitt and Alyson P. House1 A review and synthesis of downsizing research: the dilemma endures 8Alyson P. House and Rocki-Lee DeWitt2 What do analysts and investors need to know about employment downsizing? 59Wayne F. Cascio, Arjun Chatrath and Rohan A. Christie-David3 Confirmation and compensation: extending the socio-cognitive perspective on workforce downsizing 95Matthias Brauer and Martin Zimmermann4 Research on workforce reductions in family firms: a review and future directions 121Fernando Muñoz-Bullón and María J. Sánchez-Bueno5 Navigating the digital shift: downsizing magnitude and its timing under corporate digitalization 164Rick (H. L.) Aalbers and Jasper (J. D.) van Boven6 Leadership, prevention, and the mental health side of downsizing 201James Campbell Quick7 The crucial role of managers in enacting organizational justice in downsizing situations 223David Patient and Marjo-Riitta Diehl 8 New directions for psychological contracts and downsizing: delivering and managing the bad news, layoff footprint, and algorithmic management 254 Maria Tomprou, Sandra Costa and Tiago Rôxo Aguiar 9 An investigation of downsizing social status, internal networking, and strengths crafting 282 Jessica R. L. Good, Michael Halinski and Janet A. Boekhorst