ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Since packaging materials comprise a substantial percentage, namely 35% of the entire inputcost on a fruit farm, the four largest fruit producers in the Western Cape decided in 1988 toerect their own corrugated cardboard plant at Worcester, namely A P L Cartons.The driving...

ENGLISH SUMMARY: The purpose of this research is to test the rationale of corporate downsizing asa method of promoting long-term profitability in South African companies. Thisstudy is similar to that conducted by Pallian & Shalhoub (2002: 436-447) onUS-based companies.The sample consists of 58...