Gregg Keizer of Computerworld interviewed Wayne Cascio, Professor of Management at CU Denver Business School, to find out if Microsoft’s proposed 18,000 layoffs are in the best interest of the company.

“It creates massive uncertainty and a big drop in productivity,” says Cascio. “People spend their work time on social networking and getting a resume up to date. And there’s the very real risk that the company might lose the most valuable, and marketable, employees.”

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