What are the consequences to a community when a firm downsizes?

Topic: CAPSTONE Module 3 Case

Case Assignment

For each Case question below, select three articles (published within the past five years), each from different peer-reviewed academic journals/magazines. [Utilize peer-reviewed academic journal/magazine publications you find through the Trident Online Library.]

Find articles that specifically address the following questions regarding the impact of downsizing on the organization and its employees:

Why do firms downsize?

What are the consequences to a community when a firm downsizes?

Evaluate one example of an employer where downsizing was necessary and what its impact was on employees and business.

In your 5-page submission (not counting the cover page), briefly address the three questions about downsizing, then (in the same document) create a bibliography of the nine peer-reviewed academic journal articles that includes a properly formatted reference followed by not less than a half-page paragraph describing the article in your own words, repeating the process until all nine references are inserted and discussed.