After a company announces it is terminating a significant portion of its workforce to cut costs, employees who keep their jobs often experience a range of psychological reactions. Based on the provided case study, analyze the likely emotional and cognitive responses of the *remaining* employees at Innovate Inc. and explain the reasoning behind these reactions.

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Downsizing is a corporate strategy, often implemented when a business fails to meet its profit objectives, that involves the termination of a large number of its employees.

Downsizing

* Managing the delivery of news to employees (both those being let go and those staying).
* Providing support to laid-off employees (e.g., separation packages).
* Offering support to retained employees.

Roles of Industrial-Organizational Psychologists in Downsizing

Downsizing events can negatively impact the employees who remain with an organization. These effects include a greater likelihood of quitting, reduced organizational commitment, and heightened feelings of job insecurity.

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