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      Job Cuts & Outsourcing: Articles, Research, & Case Studies on Job Cuts & Outsourcing– HBS Working Knowledge
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      • January 2021
      • Case

      Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic

      By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
      This case examines the leadership of Corie Barry, the new CEO of Best Buy, with a focus on actions the company took in 2020 to adapt to the COVID-19 pandemic. The case includes a history of Best Buy’s strategy and leadership, including the transitions between the...  View Details
      Keywords: Health Pandemics; job cuts And outsourcing; Leadership; Leadership Development; Leadership Style; Business Or Company Management; Crisis Management; Management Succession; Management Teams; Personal Development And Career; Strategic Planning; Problems And Challenges; Safety; Retail Industry
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      George, William W., and Amram Migdal. "Best Buy's Corie Barry: Confronting the COVID-19 Pandemic." Harvard Business School Case 321-073, January 2021.
      • 2020
      • Working Paper

      Job Loss, Credit and Crime in Colombia

      By: Gaurav Khanna, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Christian Posso and Jorge Tamayo
      We investigate the effects of job displacement, as a result of mass layoffs, on criminal arrests using a matched employer-employee-crime dataset from Medellín, Colombia. Job displacement leads to immediate and persistent earnings losses and higher probability of arrest...  View Details
      Keywords: Job Displacements; job cuts And outsourcing; Crime And Corruption; Credit; Colombia; Medellín
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      Khanna, Gaurav, Carlos Medina, Anant Nyshadham, Christian Posso, and Jorge Tamayo. "Job Loss, Credit and Crime in Colombia." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-104, April 2020.
      • October 2018
      • Case

      American Family Insurance and the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity

      By: Rajiv Lal and Scott Johnson
      Keywords: Artificial Intelligence; Machine Learning; Automation; Analytics; Digital Transformation; American Family; American Family Insurance; Insurance; Business Organization; Transformation; Talent And Talent Management; Employee Relationship Management; Innovation Strategy; job cuts And outsourcing; Risk And Uncertainty; Mobile Technology; Technology Adoption; Internet; Software; Corporate Strategy; Insurance Industry; Technology Industry; Wisconsin
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      Lal, Rajiv, and Scott Johnson. "American Family Insurance and the Artificial Intelligence Opportunity." Harvard Business School Case 519-028, October 2018.
      • May–June 2018
      • Article

      Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Shalene Gupta
      Today layoffs have become companies’ default response to the challenges created by advances in technology and global competition. Yet research shows that job cuts rarely help senior leaders achieve their goals. Too often, they’re done for short-term gain, but the cost...  View Details
      Keywords: job cuts And outsourcing; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Employees; Transition; Strategic Planning
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Shalene Gupta. "Layoffs That Don't Break Your Company: Better Approaches to Workforce Transition." Harvard Business Review 96, no. 3 (May–June 2018): 122–129.
      • November 2017
      • Teaching Note

      Reinventing Best Buy

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-455. On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales....  View Details
      Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; For-profit Firms; Customer Focus And Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, And Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms And Management; Business History; Cost; Selection And Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; job cuts And outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development; Growth And Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands And Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand And Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking And Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Programs; Groups And Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Hardware; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Web; Web Sites; Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment And Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Reinventing Best Buy." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 718-442, November 2017.
      • July 2017 (Revised September 2017)
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      Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation

      By: Andy Zelleke and Brian Tilley
      This case examines the influence of political pressure on corporate decision-making. It questions whether fidelity to domestic operations ought to be a corporate social responsibility, and thus it challenges the limits of “social responsibility” as a corporate ideal....  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance; Board Decisions; Political Influence; Layoffs; Offshoring And Outsourcing; Manufacturing; United States; Mexico; Governing And Advisory Boards; Decision Making; job cuts And outsourcing; Political Elections; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Corporate Governance; Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Connecticut; Indiana; Mexico
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      Zelleke, Andy, and Brian Tilley. "Donald Trump Calls Carrier Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 318-030, July 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
      • 2017
      • Working Paper

      Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows

      By: John Horton, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
      Digital labor markets are rapidly expanding and connecting companies and contractors on a global basis. We review the environment in which these markets take root, the micro- and macro-level studies of their operations, their ongoing evolution and recent trends, and...  View Details
      Keywords: Technology Networks; job cuts And outsourcing; Talent And Talent Management; Labor
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      Horton, John, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Digital Labor Markets and Global Talent Flows." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 17-096, May 2017.
      • February 2017
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      Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller: Video Supplement

      By: Jan Rivkin and Dylan Minor
      Keywords: job cuts And outsourcing; Values And Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Rivkin, Jan, and Dylan Minor. "Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller: Video Supplement." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 717-803, February 2017.
      • January 2017 (Revised September 2017)
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      Sales Razor Technologies

      By: Paul Gompers and Noam Wasserman
      Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board of directors, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work.  View Details
      Keywords: Technology; job cuts And outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing And Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry
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      Gompers, Paul, and Noam Wasserman. "Sales Razor Technologies." Harvard Business School Case 217-040, January 2017. (Revised September 2017.)
      • January 2017
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      Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      On July 2, 2016, Danaher Corporation completed the spinoff of Fortive Corporation. The previous day, Danaher’s stock price had reached an all-time high. In 2015, Danaher had decided to split off its test and measurement, fuel and fleet management, and automation...  View Details
      Keywords: Danaher; Fortive; Larry Culp; Beckman Coulter; Pall; Life Sciences; Diagnostics; Environmental Operations; Water Management; Dental; Testing; Measurement; Fuel; Fleet Management; Automation; Toolmaking; Tools; Disease Management; Continuous Improvement; Toyota Production System; Divestiture; Spinoffs; Spin-off; Networks; Acquisition; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Conglomerates; Business Divisions; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; For-profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Restructuring; Engineering; Chemicals; Construction; Machinery And Machining; Profit; Revenue; Globalized Firms And Management; Multinational Firms And Management; Health; Health Care And Treatment; Health Disorders; Medical Specialties; Business History; job cuts And outsourcing; Business Or Company Management; Growth And Development Strategy; Management Analysis, Tools, And Techniques; Management Practices And Processes; Management Succession; Management Systems; Resource Allocation; Market Entry And Exit; Measurement And Metrics; Logistics; Business Processes; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Science; Genetics; Natural Environment; Wastes And Waste Processing; Science-based Business; Opportunities; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Technology; Software; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Value; Valuation; Aerospace Industry; Auto Industry; Biotechnology Industry; Chemical Industry; Computer Industry; Construction Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Food And Beverage Industry; Health Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Medical Devices And Supplies Industry; Pharmaceutical Industry; Retail Industry; Rubber Industry; Semiconductor Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Utilities Industry; United States; District Of Columbia
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Danaher Corporation, 2007–2017." Harvard Business School Case 717-464, January 2017.
      • September 2016
      • Case

      Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller

      By: Dylan Minor and Jan Rivkin
      The chief executive of Barry-Wehmiller, a large maker of industrial equipment, has resolved to run the company via “truly human leadership” in which “success is measured by the way we touch the lives of people.” With unusual people practices and a distinctive strategy,...  View Details
      Keywords: job cuts And outsourcing; Values And Beliefs; Organizational Culture; Employees; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry
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      Minor, Dylan, and Jan Rivkin. "Truly Human Leadership at Barry-Wehmiller." Harvard Business School Case 717-420, September 2016.
      • March 2016 (Revised May 2018)
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      Reinventing Best Buy

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      On March 1, 2017, Best Buy Company, Inc., North America’s largest retailer of consumer electronics and appliances, announced a third year of comparable-store sales increases and a 20.8% increase in domestic comparable online sales. These results were in marked contrast...  View Details
      Keywords: Best Buy; Hubert Joly; Renew Blue; Showrooming; Webrooming; E-commerce; E-commerce Strategy; Online Retail; Multichannel Retailing; Omnichannel; Marketplaces; Turnaround; Consumer Electronics; Consumer Electronics Accessories; Appliances; Stores-within-stores; Store Experience; Store Size; Store Pickup; Store Management; Delivery; Delivery Models; Amazon; Amazon.com; Pricing Strategy; Business Subsidiaries; Business Units; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; For-profit Firms; Customer Focus And Relationships; Customer Satisfaction; Entertainment; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, And Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Theater Entertainment; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Scope; Multinational Firms And Management; Business History; Cost; Selection And Staffing; Reports; Technological Innovation; job cuts And outsourcing; Human Capital; Leading Change; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development; Growth And Development Strategy; Management Teams; Brands And Branding; Product Marketing; Consumer Behavior; Demand And Consumers; Media; Distribution; Order Taking And Fulfillment; Distribution Channels; Infrastructure; Product; Service Delivery; Service Operations; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Public Ownership; Problems And Challenges; Programs; Groups And Teams; Sales; Salesforce Management; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Expansion; Technology; Hardware; Information Technology; Internet; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Search Technology; Software; Web; Web Sites; Wireless Technology; Resource Allocation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment And Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Technology Industry; Telecommunications Industry; Video Game Industry; United States; Minnesota; Minneapolis; Saint Paul; St. Paul
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Reinventing Best Buy." Harvard Business School Case 716-455, March 2016. (Revised May 2018.)
      • 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
      Keywords: Layoffs; Plant Closure; Outplacement; Shared Value; job cuts And outsourcing; Business Exit Or Shutdown
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Nokia's Bridge Program (A) & (B)." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 316-114, December 2015.
      • February 2015 (Revised August 2016)
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      Nokia's Bridge Program: Redesigning Layoffs (A)

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
      "Not another Bochum." Nokia Board Chairman Jorma Ollila was clear in the goals he set for the 2011 restructuring that Nokia's new CEO, Stephen Elop, had decided was necessary to address the dramatically changed competitive environment the company faced in smartphones...  View Details
      Keywords: Layoffs; Plant Closure; Outplacement; Shared Value; Business Or Company Management; job cuts And outsourcing; Restructuring; Employee Relationship Management; Telecommunications Industry
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Nokia's Bridge Program: Redesigning Layoffs (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-002, February 2015. (Revised August 2016.)
      • February 2015 (Revised May 2015)
      • Supplement

      Nokia's Bridge Program: Outcome and Results (B)

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
      Nokia's leaders reflect on the Bridge program, lessons learned during its implementation, and the business benefits it brought to the company. Nokia's Bridge program resulted in 60% of employees knowing their next step the day they exited the firm. It also helped...  View Details
      Keywords: Layoffs; Plant Closure; Outplacement; Shared Value; Business Or Company Management; job cuts And outsourcing; Restructuring; Employee Relationship Management; Telecommunications Industry
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Nokia's Bridge Program: Outcome and Results (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-003, February 2015. (Revised May 2015.)
      • December 2014
      • Other Article

      Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity—Online Appendix

      By: Steven J. Davis, John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner and Javier Miranda
      Private equity critics claim that leveraged buyouts bring huge job losses. To investigate this claim, we construct and analyze a new dataset that covers U.S. private equity transactions from 1980 to 2005. We track 3,200 target firms and their 150,000 establishments...  View Details
      Keywords: job cuts And outsourcing; Private Equity; Performance Productivity
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      Davis, Steven J., John Haltiwanger, Kyle Handley, Ron Jarmin, Josh Lerner, and Javier Miranda. "Private Equity, Jobs, and Productivity—Online Appendix." American Economic Review 104, no. 12 (December 2014).
      • October 2014
      • Case

      Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
      CEO Dave Cote spent six years turning around an ailing Honeywell and in 2008 Cote and his team face a new challenge: how to respond to the Great Recession. Cote does not want to give up the gains he made in transforming and unifying Honeywell. With a fall-off in...  View Details
      Keywords: Layoffs; Furloughs; Downsizing; Work Sharing; Short Time Work; Recessions; Earnings Forecast; Executive Compensation; job cuts And outsourcing; Cost Management; Executive Compensation; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Manufacturing Industry
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Honeywell and the Great Recession (A)." Harvard Business School Case 315-022, October 2014.
      • October 2014
      • Supplement

      Honeywell and the Great Recession: The Economic Recovery (B)

      By: Sandra J. Sucher and Susan J. Winterberg
      Five years after the Great Recession, Honeywell's CEO Dave Cote and his executive team reflect on the choices they made to manage costs and earnings forecasts during that uncertain time. They discuss which cost cutting measures they decided to take and their personal...  View Details
      Keywords: Layoffs; Furloughs; Downsizing; Work Sharing; Short Time Work; Recessions; Earnings Forecast; Executive Compensation; job cuts And outsourcing; Cost Management; Executive Compensation; Crisis Management; Financial Crisis; Manufacturing Industry
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      Sucher, Sandra J., and Susan J. Winterberg. "Honeywell and the Great Recession: The Economic Recovery (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 315-023, October 2014.
      • July 2014
      • Article

      Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India

      By: Ejaz Ghani, William R. Kerr and Christopher Stanton
      This study examines the role of the Indian diaspora in the outsourcing of work to India. Our data are taken from oDesk, the world's largest online platform for outsourced contracts, where India is the largest country in terms of contract volume. We use an ethnic name...  View Details
      Keywords: Diaspora; outsourcing; Odesk; Networks; job cuts And outsourcing; Diasporas; Online Technology; Ethnicity; Service Industry; South Asia; India
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      Ghani, Ejaz, William R. Kerr, and Christopher Stanton. "Diasporas and Outsourcing: Evidence from oDesk and India." Management Science 60, no. 7 (July 2014): 1677–1697.
      • April 2014
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      Botsourcing and Outsourcing: Robot, British, Chinese, and German Workers Are for Thinking—Not Feeling—Jobs

      By: Adam Waytz and Michael I. Norton
      Technological innovations have produced robots capable of jobs that, until recently, only humans could perform. The present research explores the psychology of "botsourcing"—the replacement of human jobs by robots—while examining how understanding botsourcing can...  View Details
      Keywords: Technology; job cuts And outsourcing; Emotions; Cognition And Thinking
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      Waytz, Adam, and Michael I. Norton. "Botsourcing and Outsourcing: Robot, British, Chinese, and German Workers Are for Thinking—Not Feeling—Jobs." Emotion 14, no. 2 (April 2014): 434–444.
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