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Typological essay on the meaning and causes of suicide among SME owners-managers in France and Italy
[Ensayo tipológico sobre el significado y las causas del suicidio entre los dirigentes propietarios de PyME en Francia e Italia]

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  • Thierno Bah

    (IAE Rouen - Institut d'Administration des Entreprises (IAE) - Rouen, UNIROUEN - Université de Rouen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université)

  • Charlotte Kinowski-Moysan

    (UM - Université de Montpellier, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - UM - Université de Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier)

  • Olivier Torrès

    (UM - Université de Montpellier, Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - UM - Université de Montpellier, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier)

  • Dany Gaillon

    (CNAM - Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers [CNAM])

Abstract

Based on a multiple cases study, this article focuses on the suicide of SME owners-managers, a taboo topic that remains virtually unexplored by specialists in SME and entrepreneurship. More specifically, it attempts to understand the meaning and causes of the suicidal gesture among business leaders by mobilizing a double framework of analysis: the typology of suicide from sociologist Baechler (1975) and the stressors of entrepreneurial activity of Lechat and Torrès (2016a, 2016b, 2017). To this end, the paper suggests a novel methodological approach on the basis of secondary data on 25 concrete cases of suicide that occurred in France and Italy. The results highlight the predominant role of over-indebtedness in the root causes that lead managers to end their lives. However, not everyone experiences the situation in the same way, and therefore does not give the same meaning to their suicidal gesture. Thus, different types of suicides specific to SME owners-managers have been identified through Baechler's typology.

Suggested Citation

  • Thierno Bah & Charlotte Kinowski-Moysan & Olivier Torrès & Dany Gaillon, 2023. "Typological essay on the meaning and causes of suicide among SME owners-managers in France and Italy [Ensayo tipológico sobre el significado y las causas del suicidio entre los dirigentes propietar," Post-Print hal-04009471, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04009471
    DOI: 10.7202/1095587ar
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