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- 16 Jun 2023
- News
Company-Wide Layoffs Lead To Many More Workers Quitting, Study Finds
- 15 Feb 2023
- News
U.S. Layoffs Have Global Reach. Here’s How to Manage Them.
- 18 Feb 2022
- News
When Remote Layoffs Are Inevitable, How to Cut Ties Gracefully
- 09 Nov 2022
- News
Tech Layoffs Show Why Managing Growth Can Be So Tricky for Companies
- 23 Sep 2020
- News
I Built My Side Hustle During a Layoff (and You Can Too)
- 17 Mar 2023
- News
Layoffs Can Take Surreal Turn When the HR Department Faces the Axe
- January 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (C)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Perlow, Leslie A., and David Ager. "Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (C)." Harvard Business School Case 403-119, January 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- January 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Case
Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (B)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Perlow, Leslie A., and David Ager. "Cat is out of the Bag, The: KANA and the Layoff Gone Awry (B)." Harvard Business School Case 403-118, January 2003. (Revised October 2003.)
- December 2015
- Teaching Note
Nokia's Bridge Program (A) & (B)
By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
This teaching note is designed to be used in conjunction with the cases "Nokia's Bridge Program: Redesigning Layoffs (A)," HBS No. 615-013, and "Nokia's Bridge Program: Outcome and Results (B)," HBS No. 615-014. Instructors could also assign "Layoffs: Effects on Key... View Details
- October 2018 (Revised March 2019)
- Background Note
Note on Managing Workforce Reductions
By: Ethan Bernstein and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Each individual who enters an organization will, at some point, leave. And yet most future leaders spend significantly more effort learning about recruiting than departures, despite the sensitivity and challenges associated with the latter. This note is intended to... View Details
Keywords: Layoffs; Downsizing; Workforce; Workforce Reductions; Delayering; Human Resources; Employees; Resignation and Termination; Management; Organizations; Reputation
Bernstein, Ethan, and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Note on Managing Workforce Reductions." Harvard Business School Background Note 419-039, October 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
- September 2003 (Revised October 2003)
- Teaching Note
Cat is out of the Bag, The: Kana and the Layoff Gone Awry (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: Leslie A. Perlow and David Ager
Teaching Note for (9-403-117), (9-403-118), and (9-403-119). View Details
- March–April 2024
- Article
Case Study: Navigating Labor Unrest
By: Jorge Tamayo
Paulo Ferreira, the president of Luna Brazil, has an ambitious plan to turn around the dismal performance of the plant he oversees in Campinas. The wrinkle is, he needs the buy-in of the powerful local union, which is still smarting from a 10-year-old labor conflict... View Details
Keywords: Strategy And Execution; Layoffs; Manufacturing; Labor and Management Relations; Labor Unions; Negotiation Tactics; Conflict and Resolution; Performance Improvement; Corporate Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Brazil
Tamayo, Jorge. "Case Study: Navigating Labor Unrest." Harvard Business Review 102, no. 2 (March–April 2024): 144–149.