Issah, Wunnam Basit ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-8228, Calabro, Andrea, Clauss, Thomas, Matajira, Luis Diaz and Valentino, Alfredo
(2024)
Wait or pivot? Family and non-family firms’ strategic responses to COVID-19 and employment change.
Journal of Business Research.
ISSN 0148-2963
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Abstract
The aim of this paper is to investigate the effects of different strategic behaviors adopted during COVID-19 pandemic on employment change (a percentage change in the number of employees) in both family and non-family firms. We use an international survey-based dataset of 2,192 family and non-family firms. We provide evidence that a pivoting strategy (transforming the business) could prevent layoffs. Finally, while transparent leadership communication positively moderates the effect of pivoting on employment change in non-family firms it shows an opposite effect in family firms.
Item Type: | Article |
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Faculty \ School: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Norwich Business School |
UEA Research Groups: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Strategy and Entrepreneurship |
Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
Date Deposited: | 25 Jun 2024 13:30 |
Last Modified: | 15 Jul 2024 09:35 |
URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/95673 |
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