“…This is especially true when the economy is in decline or when an organization downsizes and subordinates depend on management's words and actions (Sutton, 2009). Some research suggest that firm leaders’ employee-oriented behaviors will benefit firm post-downsizing performance (e.g., Hodgetts, 1996; Smith, 2001). Therefore, the question to be considered is, ‘If firm will with a more employee-oriented leadership style, would their responsible downsizing strategy have better firm performance’?…”