We are going to go out on a limb here and say that this was not one of Adam Moss' suggestions to BusinessWeek.

From Romenesko:

"There will be a reduction of 12 employees across administration, editorial and editorial production in order to enhance BusinessWeek’s long-term prospects and adapt to a changing marketplace."

That's just about all the details we have, except that among the departed are art director Malcolm Frouman and national correspondent and former BW managing editor Mark Morrison.

BusinessWeek lays off 12 "to enhance long-term prospects" [Romenesko]