中文摘要
我基于一个在线招聘平台，记录了初创企业所公开宣示的企业文化。研究识别出两类企业文化：一类关注员工福祉（以员工为中心的文化），另一类强调其他价值，例如客户、企业与市场（以企业为中心的文化）。以员工为中心的文化比另一类文化多吸引 20% 的求职申请。宣示以员工为中心文化的企业所支付的薪资，比在可测量特征上相似的工作低 5%。推行不同类型企业文化的企业之间，其结果并无显著差异。为评估企业采用以员工为中心的文化究竟是为了降低劳动成本还是提升生产率，我构建了一个均衡模型。模型表明，许多企业采用以员工为中心的文化主要是为了节约成本。本文由 Ashish Arora 接收，属创业与创新领域。补充材料：在线附录与数据文件可在 https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00254 获取。
Abstract
I document the advertised corporate culture among start-up firms from an online job board. Two corporate culture types emerge: one that concerns the well-being of employees (worker-centered culture) and another that emphasizes other values, such as customers, firms, and markets (firm-centered culture). The worker-centered culture attracts 20% more applications than the other culture type. Firms advertising the worker-centered culture pay 5% lower salaries than measurably similar jobs. Outcomes do not significantly differ among firms that promote different types of corporate culture. To assess whether a worker-centered culture is adopted to reduce labor costs or enhance productivity, I develop an equilibrium model. The model implies that many firms adopt a worker-centered culture primarily for cost savings. This paper was accepted by Ashish Arora, entrepreneurship and innovation. Supplemental Material: The online appendix and data files are available at https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2023.00254 .