some experts believethat in recent years,American corporations haved too frequently and quickly turned to layoffs and have failed to fully plan for and evaluate the consequences of their actions. A recent survey of 500 HR executives found, in fact,that one-third of the respondents believed that the company had let go too many workers. In addition, data suggest that profits don't necessarily increase after layoffs and poorly planned reductions in the workforce can have disastrous effects on morale.