Or they might have whatever indicators, real or imagined, saying that they should be shedding costs as much as possible. I've even seen once spinning off a new

Or they might have whatever indicators, real or imagined, saying that they should be shedding costs as much as possible. I've even seen once spinning off a new company as a way to avoid the word "layoff" or "firing" for cultural reasons. Every few years the company would spin out a new one, moving all the parts they wanted to keep, then liquidate the old.