You Have Just Been Hired as a Management Consultant by a Large

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Essay

You have just been hired as a management consultant by a large organization that is considering downsizing.The CEO plans to lay off thousands of workers but is worried about the effect this will have on the morale of the remaining employees.You have been asked to come up with other approaches to downsizing.What will you suggest?

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