Publications & Press

Sahdev, K., 2008, Restructuring Strategies:A Further Explanation of Survivors’ Reactions to Downsizing, 11th – 14th August, 2008, Academy of Management, Anaheim, USA.

Sahdev, K., 2006, Harnessing Cross-Cultural Diversity in Poverty Reduction: Challenges and Opportunities,  Business as an Agent of World Benefit Conference (sponsored by the UN) Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, 23-25th October, 2006.

Sahdev, K., 2006, Survivors' Perceptions of the New World: A Case-Study of a UK-Based Utility Company, Academy of Management Conference, Atlanta, USA, 11-16 August, 2006.

Sahdev, K. 2006, Survivors' Reactions to Downsizing, Examining the Themes of Trust, Commitment and Motivation in Four Organisations in the UK, Presented at the 22nd EGOS Conference in Bergen, 6-8 July, 2006.

Sahdev, K., 2004, Revisiting the Survivor Syndrome: The Role of Leadership in Implementing Downsizing, European Journal of Work & Organizational Psychology, Vol 13, No 2, pp 165-196.

Sahdev, K, 2003, Survivors' Reactions to Downsizing: The Importance of Contextual Factors, Human Resource Management Journal, Vol 13, No 4, pp56-74.

Sahdev, K, 2003, Impact of Implementation Strategies on Survivors of Downsizing: Experiences of a Local Authority in the UK, Academy of Management Conference, Seattle, USA.

Sahdev, K, 2003, Downsizing and the Leadership Equation: Exploring Survivors' Expectations of Leadership Attributes, in Identity and Diversity in Organisations, published by European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Sahdev, K, Vinnicombe, S & Bank, J, 2001: Creating a Resilient Workforce: Managing the Upside of Downsizing, FT/Prentice Hall, London.

Sahdev, K, Vinnicombe, S & Tyson, S, 1999: Downsizing and the Changing Role of HR, International Journal of Human Resource Management, Vol 10, No 5, pp 906-923.

Sahdev, K, 2001: The Upside of Downsizing, Industry Magazine, November 2001.


Sahdev, K, 1998: Managing Survivors: An Agenda for Personal Development, Training Officer.

Sahdev, K, 2002: Making and Executing a Strategy of Downsizing: A Case-Study of Barclaycard, 18th Egos Conference, Barcelona.

Sahdev, K, 2001: Adaptation Strategies to Implement Downsizing: Lessons from Four Organisations, presented at the UK, 17th Egos Conference, Lyon, France.

Sahdev, K, Changing Role of HR, 1998: presented at the 14th Egos Conference, Maastricht, July 1998.

Sahdev, K, 1998: Downsizing: A Critique of the Literature and Areas of Future Research, presented at the International Work Psychology Conference, Sheffield University, July 1998.

Sahdev, K & Vinnicombe, S, 1998: Downsizing and the Survivor Syndrome: HR's Perceptions of Survivors' Responses, Cranfield Working Paper, SWP 6/98.

Sahdev, K & Vinnicombe, S, 1997: Downsizing and the Survivor Syndrome: HR's Perceptions of Survivors' Responses, presented at the 13th Egos Conference, Budapest, July 1997.

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