This paper will analyse and discuss downsizing issues at BT as presented in the case study. Broadly speaking the discussions will be presented in three main sections. These sections seek to: a) Analyse and evaluate the changes made in the 1990s. b) Explain what senior management did well to achieve their target of reduced cost and improved productivity. c) Explain how management could have handled […]

In any organization change is something which is inevitable therefore it is the responsibility of the manager of any given organization to ensure that the change is managed effectively.  One major mistake managers do make is that most of their times they tend to impose the change in the organization such that every employee has to abide by it.  The point is, we have to […]

To survive the recession, many managers believe in the importance of fast decision-making and therefore hesitate to involve their employees. However, the joint consultation between workers and managers could be the solution for surviving the recession, as sources and knowledge are combined, and a group of decision-makers is more unlikely to overlook important issues. It can be concluded that autocratic management practices result in a […]