About 36 % of u.s. executives expect the head count at their firm to fall , according to an october survey by advisory firm ceb , compared with 29 % who said that during the summer .
Since 2008 , the middle-management level at large companies has been gutted , according to a study from the ceb .
企业执行委员会公司的研究显示,自2008年以来,大公司的中层管理几乎被掏空了。
According to the ceb , only 38 % of employees in a 4,941-person study were considered " informed skeptics " who rely on data but not so much that they are afraid to question the results and solicit feedback from others .