Compassionate downsizing
Subtitle: making the business case for education and training services
By: by Sophia A. Muirhead.
Contributors: Conference Board.
Series: Research report ;; R-1338-03-RR; Conference Board report ;; 1338-03-RR.
Publisher: Conference Board
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 33
Subjects: Employees -- Training of.; Employer-supported education.; Outplacement services.; Employees -- Dismissal of.; Downsizing of organizations.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"Based on survey results and profiles of companies that offer education and retraining services to transitioning employees"--P. [2].
Caption title.
Table of contents: title: Key findings; title: Overview; title: When the economy slumps, downsizing is up; title: Helping the displaced: traditional outplacement versus transition benefits; title: Why educate and train transitioning workers?; title: Case studies. Exelon Corporation; title: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.; title: Kellogg Company; title: Federal and state funding to support transition services; title: Appendix: profile of survey respondents.