> How do you control for important factors like, say: whether the board is in enough financial trouble to downsize? I'd love to see this controlled for shareho

> How do you control for important factors like, say: whether the board is in enough financial trouble to downsize? I'd love to see this controlled for shareholder dividends and stock buybacks. A big trend we're seeing in this round of layoffs is companies doing a lot of service for their shareholders, some posting record profits, and sacking fractions of their workforce. It doesn't tell a story of sacrifices made due to financial trouble, it looks like nothing but ruthless profiteering and class warfare.