2008
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2008.34789660
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Gone but Not Lost: The Different Performance Impacts of Employee Mobility Between Cooperators Versus Competitors

Abstract: This article extends research on the relationship between employee mobility and firm performance by exploring how mobility between competitors and mobility between potential cooperators are different. We draw on social capital theory to argue that movement of employees both to and from clients may enhance firm performance, whereas only inward mobility from competitors benefits firms. We also hypothesize that it is more harmful for firms to lose social capital-laden human assets to competitors than to other pot… Show more

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“…Poisson models are superior to ordinary least squares regression when estimating count data because the distribution of the data are typically skewed (Allison, 2009), and are a standard approach for analyzing panel count data in particular (Somaya, Williamson, & Lorinkova, 2008).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Poisson models are superior to ordinary least squares regression when estimating count data because the distribution of the data are typically skewed (Allison, 2009), and are a standard approach for analyzing panel count data in particular (Somaya, Williamson, & Lorinkova, 2008).…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Emden et al, 2006;Griffith, 2006;Herrara et al, 2010) or from an outcome perspective (e.g. Chang, 2003;Monjon & Waelbroeck, 2003;Somaya et al, 2008). Selected studies are classified accordingly in Figure 1.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The effects of mobility on performance and on innovative performance respectively have empirically analyzed in the services industries (e.g. Somaya et al, 2008) and in public organizations (e.g. Herrara et al, 2010).…”
Section: Business and Economic Researchmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This can be strategic for companies, since human capital acquisition risks pose threats to productivity, as well as turnover and replacement costs (Brymer, Molloy, & Gilbert, 2014), particularly in industries in which competition to hire professionals and specialized technical workers is tougher (Somaya, Williamson, & Lorinkova, 2008). It also becomes more critical as new generations enter the market with inflated expectations regarding work-life balance, personal development programs and career growth opportunities (Deal, Altman, & Rogelberg, 2010).…”
Section: Hypothesesmentioning
confidence: 99%