Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2017

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. Proponents of downsizing argue that it is an effective strategy, with benefits such as increased performance and sales.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Here’s the headline chart, with the subindexes for “depth” (the volume of flows) and breadth (how widely distributed the flows are among different countries): The index is compiled by Pankaj Ghemawat , a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the IESE Business School in Barcelona, and Steven Altman , a lecturer at IESE.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

Here’s the headline chart, with the subindexes for “depth” (the volume of flows) and breadth (how widely distributed the flows are among different countries): The index is compiled by Pankaj Ghemawat , a professor at NYU’s Stern School of Business and the IESE Business School in Barcelona, and Steven Altman , a lecturer at IESE.

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