Abstract
Kalev, Alexandra. 2014. “How You Downsize Is Who You Downsize: Biased Formalization, Accountability, and Managerial Diversity.” American Sociological Review 79:109–135. doi: 10.1177/0003122413518553
In the above article, there was an error in Figure 1 on page 112. The solid line representing the prevalence of legal experts, summing the two broken lines for internal and external legal experts, was incorrect. The figure with the corrected solid line is below. The related text (page 111, right column, 8th line) should read:
Formal Layoff Rules and Legal Expert Oversight in Downsizing, 1980 to 2002; N(max) = 327
As Figure 1 shows, downsizing transformed between 1980 and 2002, from almost half of layoffs conducted with no formal rules, and half without legal counsel, to a highly formalized process accompanied by lawyers.