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If You Think Downsizing Might Save Your Company, Think Again

Harvard Business Review

During the Great Recession of 2008, companies around the world downsized their workforces. American firms alone laid off more than 8 million workers from the end of 2008 to the middle of 2010. Many of these effects may have long-term consequences, like reduced innovation, that are not captured in short-term financial metrics.