Figure 129 Aug 2026From “Salesforce size is a response model, not a headcount ratio”

The headcount counterfactual

Compare the response to the constraint. A headcount change is not a diagnosis until the evidence says which output or service burden it changes.

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Figure 1The headcount counterfactual

Source: Author's decision worksheet grounded in Beswick and Cravens (1977), Darmon (2002), Horsky and Nelson (1996), and Piercy, Cravens, and Morgan (1999). Blank fields are reader inputs; no local capacity or performance is supplied.

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Salesforce size is a response model, not a headcount ratio

Headcount is a response to a measured constraint, not a benchmark. Compare adding, reallocating, and improving capacity before hiring.

29 Aug 2026

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Isoglu, S. (2026). The headcount counterfactual [Figure]. isoglu.com. https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-salesforce-size-is-a-response-model-fig01/

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@misc{isoglu-2026-salesforce-size-is-a-response-model-fig01,
  author = {Isoglu, Sinan},
  title = {{The headcount counterfactual}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Figure 1, isoglu.com},
  url = {https://isoglu.com/insights/exhibits/isoglu-2026-salesforce-size-is-a-response-model-fig01/},
  note = {From the essay {Salesforce size is a response model, not a headcount ratio}}
}

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