Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/242973 
Year of Publication: 
2021
Citation: 
[Journal:] Journal of Business Research [ISSN:] 0148-2963 [Volume:] 138 [Publisher:] Elsevier [Place:] Amsterdam [Year:] 2022 [Pages:] 203–213-
Publisher: 
Elsevier, Amsterdam
Abstract: 
How firms use workforce size adjustment as a strategic response to external shocks such as exchange-rate fluctuations is an important but not yet fully understood topic. To address the void in the literature, we apply the strategy tripod theoretical framework, which sees the external shocks as an industrial impact, the budget constraints as an institutional force, and the firm leverage as an organisational capability to examine the firms’ strategic response in terms of workforce size adjustment in the Chinese economy context. Based on longitudinal data of Chinese manufacturing firms, our analysis finds that facing exchange rate shocks, firms with hard budget constraint are more responsive in adjusting their workforce than firms with soft budget constraint. Furthermore, highly levered firms, with hard budget constraint, will adjust their workforce more aggressively than firms with less debt in their financial structure.
Subjects: 
HR strategy
workforce adjustment
exchange rate shocks
soft budget constraint
Chinese firms
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Article
Document Version: 
Accepted Manuscript (Postprint)
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