RT Journal Article
T1 Innovation in the aftermath of downsizing: evidence from the threat-rigidity perspective
A1 Fernández Menéndez, José
A1 Rodríguez Ruiz, Óscar
A1 López Sánchez, José Ignacio
A1 Delgado Piña, María Isabel
AB PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to study how job reductions affect product innovation and marketing innovation in a sample of 2,034 Spanish manufacturing firms in the period 2007–2014.Design/methodology/approachPoisson and logistic regression models with random effects were used to analyse the impact of downsizing on some innovation outcomes of firms.FindingsThe results of this research show that the stressful measure of job reductions may have unexpected consequences, stimulating innovation. However downsizing combined with radical organisational changes such as new equipment, techniques or processes seems to have a negative impact on product and marketing innovation.Originality/valueThis research has two original features. First, it explores the unconventional direction of causality from the planned elimination of jobs to innovation outputs. Secondly, the paper looks at the combined effect of downsizing and other restructuring measures on different types of innovation. Following the threat-rigidity theory, we assume that this combination represents a major threat for survivors that leads to lower levels of product and marketing innovation.
PB Emerald
SN 0048-3486
YR 2020
FD 2020-03-20
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112987
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/112987
LA eng
NO Fernández-Menéndez, J., Rodríguez-Ruiz, Ó., López-Sánchez, J.-I. and Delgado-Piña, M.I. (2020), "Innovation in the aftermath of downsizing: evidence from the threat-rigidity perspective", Personnel Review, Vol. 49 No. 9, pp. 1859-1877. https://doi.org/10.1108/PR-02- 2019-0082
NO Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología ( España)
DS Docta Complutense
RD 7 abr 2025