Paper by Matthias Brauer and Louis Vandepoele Published in Journal of Management

The paper „The Strength of Showing Weakness: Organizational Supplication and Investor Reactions to Workforce Downsizing“ by Matthias Brauer and Louis Vandepoele was published in Journal of Management. In their paper, the researchers examine the use and effectiveness of organizational supplication in the context of workforce downsizing. Findings support their predictions that firms portray themselves as weak through downward earnings management before workforce downsizing announcements, and that this supplication tactic helps attenuate investors’ negative reactions. Journal of Management belongs to the FT50 journals. Read the full article to learn more: https://doi.org/10.1177/01492063251339412