Lefebvre Vivien
LaRGE - EM Strasbourg Business School, University of Strasbourg, 61 Avenue de la Forêt Noire, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
J Bus Ethics. 2023 Apr 21:1-20. doi: 10.1007/s10551-023-05414-z.
Abundant research exists on the restructuring operations of large, publicly listed firms. However, little is known about the antecedents of layoffs in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Building on the stakeholder salience theory and arguments on social proximity, this study posits that SMEs are less likely to dismiss employees than large firms. We argue that the existence of strong interpersonal ties between employees and managers makes it hard for SME owners and managers to dismiss employees. Empirically analyzing a large sample of European Union firms, the results confirm that the likelihood of layoffs is lower in SMEs than in large firms, even when performance declines.
关于大型上市公司的重组运营已有大量研究。然而，对于中小企业裁员的前因却知之甚少。基于利益相关者显著性理论和关于社会亲近性的观点，本研究认为中小企业比大公司解雇员工的可能性更小。我们认为员工与管理者之间牢固的人际关系使得中小企业所有者和管理者难以解雇员工。通过对大量欧盟企业样本进行实证分析，结果证实，即使业绩下滑，中小企业裁员的可能性也低于大公司。
