Layoffs

Employers have a rare opportunity to recruit from the ranks of the world’s leading digital companies.

A factory manager considers whether to accept or resist union demands.

An interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez.

They expect a "short and shallow" downturn.

Companies can make small changes that could dramatically increase retirement readiness.

In this tight labor market, cost cutting is out. Championing employee concerns is in.

I’ve been surprised by the number of people I’ve met who, like I did, quit their jobs after the recession took hold last year. Of course, most people don’t want to quit — or can’t. For many of those job-keepers, the prospect of layoffs is all too real, even as the recession officially winds down. […]

Today layoffs have become companies' default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that...

Research on downsizing, gender, and race.

Four ways you can help.

It never hurts to be prepared for the worst. Especially when it comes to losing your job.

Gender norms make unemployment an unequal burden among heterosexual couples in the U.S.

Committed and motivated employees serve customers better; customers happy with your company's products or services are likely to express their satisfaction,...

New research suggests you can predict who'll be on it.

Leaders can approach this challenging time with flexibility, transparency, and compassion.

"The Next Phase of DEI" Big Idea features the following three articles. In "Where Does DEI Go from Here?", author Laura Morgan Roberts, a researcher in...

This is no time to play the tough guy.

Many cling to the idea that reducing staff is the fastest, easiest way to cut costs. But there are smarter, more humane approaches.

At America’s 500 largest enterprises, layoffs look like anonymous, mass-market phenomena. Recently announced reductions affect thousands of employees at companies where whole manufacturing plants and divisions are being shuttered. But compared to overall monthly U.S. job losses (see chart below), such massive layoffs are a relative rarity–the scale of most layoffs is far smaller and […]

Five strategies to confront your fears productively.

In late 2012, Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co. (Shanghai Euclid), a joint venture between a Chinese state-owned enterprise and an American multinational...

Change doesn't need to be scary. The strongest teams know how to be flexible and adapt. But even the best teams can be rendered helpless by uncertainty...

The fictional company Airinit, now a division of the conglomerate ArgentAxis Holdings (AAH) after a recent merger, manufactures air fresheners, and at...

Janice Greer works for NVX Pharmaceuticals, a US firm with increasing global operations. Not long after Greer's promotion to country head for Japan, their...

Chase Bank and Chemical Bank intend to merge, producing the largest commercial bank in the United States, the fourth largest in the world. Projected financial...

This technical note describes the practice of employee furloughs (also known as work sharing or short time work) including their regulatory frameworks...

Rodey Wing, a partner at global management consulting firm Kearney, had to decide what to recommend to a struggling retailer client with over 200,000...

This case details the journey of Sandeep Mathrani as he took over as CEO of WeWork, a flexible space provider, in the aftermath of the company's attempted...

Globally, over the past fifty years, more companies have used layoffs to cut costs during periods of decreased demand or economic downturns. But layoffs...

"Not another Bochum." Nokia Board Chairman Jorma Ollila was clear in the goals he set for the 2011 restructuring that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, had...

This case examines the mass layoffs that swept through the tech industry (2022-2023) through the lens of four companies: Twitter, Stripe, Meta, and Google....

In the evolving landscape of human resources and organizational development, the TRAIL Talent Management Model emerges as a comprehensive framework aimed...

This Quick Case puts students in the shoes of the vice president of marketing and communications at a university in Spain immediately after blundering...

Employers have a rare opportunity to recruit from the ranks of the world’s leading digital companies.

In late 2012, Shanghai Euclid Printing Machine Co. (Shanghai Euclid), a joint venture between a Chinese state-owned enterprise and an American multinational...

It can take years for companies to bounce back from these setbacks.

A factory manager considers whether to accept or resist union demands.

An interview with former VICE Media chief people officer Daisy Auger-Domínguez.

Change doesn't need to be scary. The strongest teams know how to be flexible and adapt. But even the best teams can be rendered helpless by uncertainty...

They expect a "short and shallow" downturn.

The fictional company Airinit, now a division of the conglomerate ArgentAxis Holdings (AAH) after a recent merger, manufactures air fresheners, and at...

Companies can make small changes that could dramatically increase retirement readiness.