The COVID-19 pandemic had unprecedented consequences on businesses and, in particular, small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The aim of this paper is to empirically study the impact of the COVID-19 sanitary crisis on Swiss SMEs two years after the onset of the pandemic. Using a sample of 149 SMEs...

In this paper, I examine the effects of a firm’s prior reputation in enforcing good CSR practices on its involuntary turnover behavior during the first year of the COVID ’19 pandemic. Specifically, using difference-in-difference analysis on 3,011 publicly traded US firms over the period...

In this paper, I examine the effects of a firm’s historical corporate social responsibility (CSR) on its involuntary turnover behavior during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Specifically, for 3,011 publicly traded US firms over the period 2013-2020, I compare announced layoffs across...