Open this publication in new window or tab >>2024 (English)In: Journal of Business Venturing, ISSN 0883-9026, E-ISSN 1873-2003, Vol. 39, no 2, article id 106367Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Although academic interest in organizational scaling is growing, extant research has focused primarily on the antecedents and processes, neglecting how employees experience scaling. Drawing on the scale-up, firm growth, and well-being literature, we take an employee perspective to examine the impact of scaling on employee burnout and job satisfaction. Using a sample of 10,908 new venture employees in Sweden, we show that scaling is positively associated with employee burnout, and negatively with job satisfaction. We also show that the link between scaling, burnout, and job satisfaction depends on whether the employee is in a managerial position or has prior new venture experience.
Keywords
New venture scaling, Scale-up, Employee burnout, Employee job satisfaction
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-62997 (URN)10.1016/j.jbusvent.2023.106367 (DOI)2-s2.0-85177857195 (Scopus ID)HOA;intsam;62997 (Local ID)HOA;intsam;62997 (Archive number)HOA;intsam;62997 (OAI)
Funder
The Kamprad Family Foundation
2023-12-052023-12-052023-12-11Bibliographically approved