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SUMMARY:Startup Acquisitions as a Hiring Strategy: Worker Choice and Turno
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CATEGORIES:Conferences - Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Danny Kim (Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania)\nDanny
  Kim (Wharton School\, University of Pennsylvania)\n"Startup Acquisitions 
 as a Hiring Strategy: Worker Choice and Turnover"\nDiscussant: Russ Coff (
 University of Wisconsin-Madison - Wisconsin School of Business)\n\nAbstrac
 t\nThis study examines the phenomenon of hiring through startup acquisitio
 ns (“acqui-hiring”) relative to traditional hiring. A key distinction 
 is that unlike regular hires who choose their new employer\, acquired work
 ers do not have a voice in the decision to be acquired. While prior resear
 ch shows that job-related shocks can induce turnover\, the unexpected natu
 re of the employer transition may further elevate acquired workers’ like
 lihood of departure. Using population-level data from US Census\, I find t
 hat acquired workers exhibit significantly greater rates of turnover than 
 regular hires. Moreover\, turnover rates rise with the distance between th
 e acquirer and target\, especially when acquirers integrate the target fir
 m – a decision that amplifies the job-related shock by requiring employe
 e relocation. In contrast\, providing autonomy alleviates the post-acquisi
 tion turnover effects.\n\n\nEPFL Virtual Innovation Seminar\nEVIS is a bi-
 weekly virtual seminar series focusing on Science\, Technology and Innovat
 ion topics studied through the lens of Economics\, Entrepreneurship\, Stra
 tegy and Finance.\n 
LOCATION:Zoom
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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