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The challenge they set themselves was to use a mild hybridization systems approach to develop a lightweight, downsized high-speed diesel engine from a donor unit and optimize engine performance for hybrid operation, while matching the driving characteristics of a conventional 2.0-litre turbodiesel.

Paul is unhappy, wishing he'd stayed normal-sized -- but then he meets two people who change his mind, first a sleazy Serbian businessman (Christoph Waltz) with a penchant for throwing wild parties, then a Vietnamese dissident (Hong Chau) who shows him an entire underbelly of slums and low-paid workers, proof that downsized capitalism is just as unequal as the bigger version.

Mahindra and Mahindra (NSE: M&M), an India-based automaker, is likely to launch the downsized version of the 2.2-litre mHawk diesel engine in the Scorpio and XUV500.

One study reported that employees in 30 automotive plants that had downsized perceived a decline in product quality and quantity, as well as a loss in employee morale (Cameron et al., 1991).

Effects of top management team change on performance in downsized US companies.

With commodity prices rising, many product packages are being downsized to meet price point objectives.

In the March 2009 interview, Gallup asked respondents whether their organization had experienced layoffs or had downsized. About half (46%) said their organizations had gone through layoffs or downsizing since they were interviewed eight months earlier.

On the other hand, productivity, after an initial downturn, rose quite robustly in industries that downsized; and labor's share, after rising noticeably over the late 1990s, declined from 2001 to 2003.

RIM plays an important role in the orderly and efficient integration of the downsized records into the remaining organization.

It is commitment to these things that will work to revitalise an organisation that has been downsized. This is best done as a group process and can extend to undertaking strategic planning, re-examination of priorities, operational planning and review of role and mission.

How can downsized firms or those pursuing downsizing remain innovative?

Hiring outside consultants also makes sense when a special expertise is required that may not be readily available within the downsized DOT organization.

However, the combination of GDI homogenous charge and turbocharging has resulted in downsized engines that don't feel downsized, but bring a reduction in fuel consumption of 10% or more when judged against an engine of comparable output.