Contemporary Management 7th Edition by Gareth Jones,Jennifer George

Exercise 6

Afer implementing efficiency-improving techniques, many companies commonly lay off hundreds or thousands of employees whose services are no longer required. And frequently remaining employees must perform more tasks more quickly-a situation that can generate employee stress and other work-related problems. Also, these employees may experience guilt because they stayed while many of their colleagues and friends were fired.
How big a layoff, if any, is acceptable? If layoffs are acceptable, what could be done to reduce their harm to employees?