According to a recent study published in The Academy of Management Journal, even a modest downsizing can have an enormous impact upon staff retention.

Companies that laid off as little as 0.5% of their staff experienced a turnover rate of 13% as contrasted with average turnover of a little more than 10% in companies that did not layoff staff.

Jeff Altman
The Big Game Hunter
Concepts in Staffing
TheBigGameHunter@cisny.com

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