The Strength of Showing Weakness: Organizational Supplication and Investor Reactions to Workforce Downsizing
Published online on May 30, 2025
Abstract
Journal of Management, Ahead of Print.
Strategy research usually assumes that displays of weakness are disadvantageous for firms. In this study, we challenge this assumption. We propose that deliberate displays of weakness can help firms preserve stakeholder approval when taking controversial ...
Strategy research usually assumes that displays of weakness are disadvantageous for firms. In this study, we challenge this assumption. We propose that deliberate displays of weakness can help firms preserve stakeholder approval when taking controversial ...