Layoffs: Evidence on Costs and Implementation Practices

In a series of blog posts at the  HBR website, Bob Sutton (Professor of Management Science and Engineering at Stanford University) talks about layoffs and their implications on a company performance.

An excerpt “Although workforce reduction persists at a fairly high rate (especially involuntary staff reductions), the evidence that these practices actually help improve organizational performance is weak. ”

The posts are: 

Other important readings on this subject that I recommend are:

Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University.

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