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Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing In Multinational Military Organizations, Ilksen Gorkem
Key Factors Driving Personnel Downsizing In Multinational Military Organizations, Ilksen Gorkem
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Although downsizing has long been a topic of research in traditional organizations, there are very few studies of this phenomenon in military contexts. As a result, we have little understanding of the key factors that drive personnel downsizing in military settings. This study contributes to our understanding of key factors that drive personnel downsizing in military organizations and whether those factors may differ across NATO nations' cultural clusters. The theoretical framework for this study was built from studies in non-military contexts and adapted to fit the military environment.
This research relies on historical data from one of the largest multinational …