# Prof. Batia Wiesenfeld on the threat of layoffs from the proposed Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger

1 Faculty News February 14, 2014 ![Marketplace Logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/marketplace_logo.jpg?itok=IIav3Udj)>

Excerpt from [Marketplace](http://www.marketplace.org/topics/business/why-comcast-time-warner-deal-would-mean-layoffs) -- “'I can’t imagine that there won’t be some cuts even at those lower levels, because we are talking about an industry that is under some threat,' says [Batia Wiesenfeld](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/batia-wiesenfeld), professor of management and organizations at NYU's Stern School of Business. Wiesenfeld says the merger – if it goes through – may just speed things up, as management makes sure the new company is as lean as it needs to be, given shrinking customer demand."

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