LSE Business Review, 01.02.2017 | Frank Drzensky and Matthias Heinz

„Firms that lay off staff can see a significant reduction in the performance of their remaining workers, according to our experimental study. Our research suggests that firms that decide to ‘downsize’ their workforce should be wary of how the layoff decision is perceived by the remaining (“surviving”) workers. If the surviving staff interpret the decision as a way to boost profits at the cost of the workers, they might react negatively.”

Link zum Artikel: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessreview/2017/02/01/the-hidden-cost-of-downsizing-demotivating-the-remaining-employees/