Abstract
Although post-downsizing employee commitment is essential for productivity, how it recovers over time and what affects the recovery has rarely investigated. The present study aims to examine the longitudinal trajectory of survivors’ organizational commitment filling the research gap in the current literature. Drawing upon organizational resilience framework, we contend that the organizational ability to bounce back from the difficulties after mass layoffs rests on its cognitive, emotional, and behavior capabilities, and the capabilities resulting from salient HR investment prior to downsizing. Data from 41 downsized firms supports our prediction that organizational commitment in post-downsizing organizations recovers over time, but the recovery rate differs among firms depending on their level of HR investment before downsizing. The findings of the study imply that employer investment through HR practices significantly affect the extent a firm’s resilience in coping with workforce downsizing.
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