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Wu X, Kim KY, Jian Z. Potential categories of employment stress among rural college students and their relationship to employment psychology. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1363065. [PMID: 38605829 PMCID: PMC11007059 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1363065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2024] [Indexed: 04/13/2024] Open
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Background Psychological problems related to employment are among the most common psychological problems faced by rural college students. Employment stress is an important factor affecting the development of psychological health in employees; thus, reducing employment stress can improve the psychological state of employment. Objective This study aimed to understand the potential profiles of employment stress among rural college students to determine the relationship between different profiles and employment psychology. Methods This study was conducted in a higher education institution in Qingdao, Shandong Province, China between June and December 2023, and 249 rural college students participated. The Employment Stress Scale and Employment Psychology Scale were used to collect the data. Data were analyzed using latent profile analysis, independent sample t-tests, and binary logistic regression analysis. Results The results showed that rural university students were categorized into low-level (49.80%) and high-level (50.21%) employment stress groups. There was a statistically significant difference between the employment psychology of rural college students in the low- and high-level groups (p < 0.001). Juniors/seniors were more likely to be classified in the high-level group (OR = 0.477, p = 0.011). Conclusion Intervention programs should be developed and implemented to address the characteristics of employment stress among rural college students with different profiles to promote the healthy development of their attitudes toward employment.
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- Xinyue Wu
- Student Affairs Department, Qingdao University of Technology, Qingdao, China
- Department of Education, General Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Education, General Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Education, General Graduate School, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon-si, Republic of Korea
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Xie X, Tu Y, Huang C. Intercultural communication competence and job burnout in MNC employees: the mediation role of job stress. Front Psychol 2024; 15:1339604. [PMID: 38566940 PMCID: PMC10985254 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2024.1339604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 04/04/2024] Open
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This study examined the relationship between intercultural communication competence (ICC) and job burnout, as well as the mediating effects of job stress, using data collected from employees (n = 1,064) from a Chinese multinational corporation in Brunei. Through regression analysis and mediation effect tests, we found that ICC was negatively associated with job burnout (β = -0.19, p < 0.001) and job stress (β = -0.08, p < 0.001). Job stress was positively associated with job burnout (β = 0.65, p < 0.001). Job stress played a partial mediating role between ICC and job burnout. The total effect of ICC on job burnout was -0.19, the direct effect was -0.14, and the indirect effect of ICC via job stress was -0.05. The findings call for ICC training for employees in multinational corporations.
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- Xiaoxia Xie
- Research Institute of Social Development, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
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- Faculty of International Studies, Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, Chengdu, China
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- School of Social Work, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, United States
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Xia H, Muskat B, Vu HQ, Law R, Li G. Leveraging employee online reviews for improving hotel competitiveness in the great resignation. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2023; 113:103529. [PMID: 37305180 PMCID: PMC10247208 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 05/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The Great Resignation has brought significant challenges to the recovery of the hospitality industry from the depression caused by the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Prior studies have revealed that the leading cause of the Great Resignation is negative employee experience. However, few empirical studies have been conducted to obtain deep insights into the negative experiences of hospitality employees. Hotel managers still lack the knowledge to help them resolve the workforce problem and maintain competitiveness during the pandemic. This study proposes a novel framework, named HENEX, that uses data-mining technologies and employees' online reviews about hotels to identify the factors that lead to hospitality employees' negative experiences and changes in these factors caused by COVID-19. We demonstrate the effectiveness of HENEX through a case study that involves major hotels in Australia. The findings could help hotel managers develop strategies to resolve the workforce problem and maintain competitiveness during the Great Resignation period.
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- Haiyang Xia
- Research School of Management, Australian National University, Australia
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- Research School of Management, Australian National University, Australia
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- Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, Deakin University, Australia
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- Asia-Pacific Academy of Economics and Management, Department of Integrated Resort and Tourism Management, Faculty of Business Administration, University of Macau, Taipa, Macau
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- School of Information Technology, Deakin University, VIC 3125, Australia
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Feltmann K, Gustafsson NKJ, Elgán TH, Gripenberg J, Kvillemo P. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, working, and life situation of employees in the Swedish hospitality industry. Front Public Health 2023; 11:1178847. [PMID: 37388155 PMCID: PMC10303113 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1178847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/01/2023] Open
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Introduction Previous studies reported that the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has negatively affected the mental health of employees in the hospitality industry internationally, however, its effect in Sweden has not been studied. Unlike several other countries, Sweden never enforced a lockdown. Restaurants, bars, and hotels could remain open and host a limited number of guests but had to abide by certain restrictions. Methods A cross-sectional survey was distributed among hospitality industry employees containing questions regarding the perceived effects of the pandemic on the respondents' working and life situations and their physical and psychological health. The sample consisted of 699 individuals, with a response rate of 47.9%. Results Although several respondents had been laid off or furloughed, the majority of the sample remained at the same employer. However, more than half of the respondents reported that their economic situation had deteriorated. Compared to before the pandemic, 38.1% experienced elevated levels of stress, 48.3% experienced elevated levels of worry, and 31.4% reported worsened mood. A deteriorating personal economy and difficulty in following COVID-19-related restrictions at work were associated with the worsening of these three mental health aspects. While the fear of becoming infected with COVID-19 was related to higher levels of stress, the fear of infecting others was related to higher levels of worry. Conclusion Although Sweden imposed less strict measures than most other countries, the personal economy and mental health of hospitality workers were negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Kristin Feltmann
- STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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- STAD (Stockholm Prevents Alcohol and Drug Problems), Centre for Psychiatry Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Health Care Services, Region Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
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Xie J, Piao X, Managi S. Lessons on the COVID-19 pandemic: who are the most affected. Sci Rep 2023; 13:9365. [PMID: 37291269 PMCID: PMC10249940 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-36493-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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The COVID-19 pandemic has led to significant changes in work and lifestyle, impacting occupational mental health. This study examines the time and individual heterogeneity in the pandemic's effects on occupational mental health using panel data from job stress checks spanning 2018 to 2021. On average, there was an initial alleviation of high-stress risk in 2020, followed by a deterioration in 2021. Based on the job demand-resource theory, we identify the group of employees most affected by the pandemic. The findings highlight that employees in unfavorable workplace conditions are more likely to experience substantial adverse impacts. Adequate workplace support, including factors like interpersonal relationships, managerial support, job meaning, control, and work-life balance, is crucial for mitigating high-stress risk. Additionally, during the early phase of the pandemic, engaged employees experienced a slight decline in occupational mental health, while those lacking job resources at their worksite faced higher levels of occupational stress in the subsequent year. These findings offer practical suggestions for person-centered coping strategies to mitigate the pandemic's adverse impact.
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- Jun Xie
- Urban Institute & Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Urban Institute & Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Iwate University, 3-18-34 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8550, Japan
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- Urban Institute & Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-Ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan.
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Tuchen S, Nazemi M, Ghelfi-Waechter SM, Kim E, Hofer F, Chen CF, Arora M, Santema S, Blessing L. Experiences from the international frontlines: An exploration of the perceptions of airport employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. JOURNAL OF AIR TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT 2023; 109:102404. [PMID: 37020924 PMCID: PMC10050281 DOI: 10.1016/j.jairtraman.2023.102404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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The aviation industry is one of the sectors that has been heavily impacted by the pandemic. While the major body of literature has focused on passenger experience and behaviour, this study focuses on airport employees instead-their experiences, perceptions, and preferences following the emergence of COVID-19. More than 1000 participants from 4 major airports-Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Singapore Changi Airport, Taipei Taoyuan Airport, and Zurich Airport-representing over 10 different occupations, have provided a variety of sentiments about the airport as an employment ecosystem in the wake of COVID-19. Quantitatively and qualitatively surveying four different airports enabled a cross-border analysis of the results to identify interesting geographic contrasts, as well as global themes, among the responses. Regional differences regarding, the feeling of preparedness, confidence in measures, and optimism are presented. A significant difference in confidence in non-pharmaceutical measures between employees from Asian and European airports is shown. Wants and needs such as better physical/IT workplace infrastructure and more flexibility regarding job scope and hours are pointed out. The results of this research provide insights for future airport employee experience research by outlining areas to study in greater detail. Furthermore, practical implications for airport stakeholders and companies arising from the challenges experienced by the workforce are laid out to provide guidance to prepare for similar circumstances in the future and navigate the aftermath of and recovery from the pandemic.
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- Stefan Tuchen
- SGP Aviation, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, 487372, Singapore
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- SGP Aviation, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, 487372, Singapore
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- Zurich State Police - Airport Division/Research and Development, P. O. Box 8058, Zurich, Airport, Switzerland
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- Department of Design, Organization, and Strategy (DOS), Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Brainability GmbH, Sonneggstrasse 86, CH-8006, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Transportation and Communication Management Science, National Cheng Kung University, 1 University Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan
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- School of Engineering, The University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3FB, United Kingdom
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London, Skempton Building, London, SW7 2AZ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Design, Organization, and Strategy (DOS), Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, Technical University of Delft (TU Delft), Landbergstraat 15, 2628 CE, Delft, the Netherlands
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- SGP Aviation, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), 8 Somapah Road, 487372, Singapore
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Liu-Lastres B, Huang WJ, Bao H. Exploring hospitality workers' career choices in the wake of COVID-19: Insights from a phenomenological inquiry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2023; 111:103485. [PMID: 37034030 PMCID: PMC10070785 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2023.103485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 03/09/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic severely hit the hospitality industry and caused employees concerns over health, finance, and well-being. These challenges may trigger their decisions to leave the profession, leading to major talent crises in the industry. Guided by the transactional model of stress and coping and the career construction theory, this study explored how their experiences with the pandemic affected their career choices moving on. A phenomenological approach was adopted, and 31 current and past hospitality employees were interviewed. The findings supported the conceptual model and addressed the connection between stress management and career decisions among the participants. It is also noted that, besides generational differences, most participants' career decisions at this critical moment were influenced by their personality traits, industry involvement, and employer-employee relationships. Thus, to create a sustainable, resilient, and engaged workforce, hospitality practitioners must commit to crafting positive relationships with their employees both in regular and crisis times.
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- Bingjie Liu-Lastres
- Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indianapolis, USA
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- School of Hotel and Tourism Management, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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- Department of Tourism, Event, and Sport Management, School of Health and Human Sciences, Indianapolis, IN 46220, USA
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Cao J, Liu J, Wong JWC. JD-R model on job insecurity and the moderating effect of COVID-19 perceived susceptibility. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2023:1-15. [PMID: 37359587 PMCID: PMC10115606 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-023-04646-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/28/2023]
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The present research applied a triangulation approach in order to examine the mediating effect of job insecurity and the moderating effect of perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 (PSC) in the Job demands and resources model (JD-R model). Questionnaire and follow-up interview data were collected at two points in time from 292 hotel front-line employees and 15 hotel senior and department managers in Phuket, Thailand. Quantitative results indicated that job insecurity fully mediated the relationship between job demands and job burnout, as well as the relationship between job demands and work engagement. In addition, PSC partially moderated the research model. More specifically, the impact of job insecurity on work engagement is reduced when PSC is low and increased when PSC is high; the impact of job insecurity on job burnout is reduced when PSC is high and increased when PSC is low. Qualitative results further verified the findings of the quantitative study.
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- Jie Cao
- Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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- Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macau, China
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Elkhwesky Z, Derhab N, Elkhwesky FFY, Abuelhassan AE, Hassan H. Hotel employees' knowledge of monkeypox's source, symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment in Egypt. Travel Med Infect Dis 2023; 53:102574. [PMID: 37061148 PMCID: PMC10102563 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2023.102574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/11/2023] [Indexed: 04/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND The re-emerging human monkeypox virus (MPXV) poses a global threat. The rising number of confirmed MPXV cases worldwide is a significant reason for concern. This study aims to investigate (1) hotel employees' knowledge in Egypt of MPXV source, signs/symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment, (2) the primary sources of their information about MPXV, (3) whether or not they received information about MPXV from their hotels, and (4) the differences of employees' knowledge in terms of gender, age, marital status, level of education, type of contract, professional category, hotel department, type of hotel, seniority in the hotel, and the number of hotel rooms. METHODS Using a quantitative approach, we collected data from 453 employees in Egyptian hotels via a web-based questionnaire. The survey included questions regarding the MPXV source, signs/symptoms, transmission, prevention, and treatment, as well as its primary information sources. The questionnaire also included questions regarding participants' demographics and hotel characteristics. RESULTS The findings indicated that more than half of hotel employees have inadequate knowledge of MPXV. Additionally, the majority of employees selected social media as their primary source of MPXV-related information. Surprisingly, most participants reported that their hotels neglected to provide them with the MPXV's information. Age, marital status, education, professional category, and tenure in the hotel all have a significant impact on their MPXV knowledge level. CONCLUSION The current paper presents significant implications for both theory and practice. This study provides government agencies and hotels with guidelines for preventing the outbreak of MPXV. According to our knowledge, this is the first study conducted with hotel employees in the MPXV Egyptian context.
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- Zakaria Elkhwesky
- Department of Hotel Management, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt; Department of Management Theories, Faculty of Management Science and Informatics, University of Žilina, Žilina, Slovakia.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Damanhour University, Damanhour, Egypt.
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- Faculty of Tourism and Hotels Management, Pharos University, Alexandria, Egypt.
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Sirois FM. Procrastination and Stress: A Conceptual Review of Why Context Matters. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:5031. [PMID: 36981941 PMCID: PMC10049005 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20065031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 03/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/10/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Research over the past two decades has continued to highlight the robust associations between procrastination and stress across multiple populations and contexts. Despite this burgeoning evidence base and theory linking procrastination to higher levels of stress, as well as the reverse, the role of context in this potentially dynamic association has received relatively little attention. In this conceptual review I argue that from a mood regulation perspective of procrastination, stressful contexts necessarily increase risk for procrastination because they deplete coping resources and lower the threshold for tolerating negative emotions. Drawing on insights from coping and emotion regulation theory, the new stress context vulnerability model of procrastination proposes that the risk for procrastination increases in stressful contexts primarily because procrastination is a low-resource means of avoiding aversive and difficult task-related emotions. The new model is then applied to evidence on the primary and secondary sources of stress during the COVID-19 pandemic and how they may have increased vulnerability for procrastination. After discussing potential applications of the new model for understanding how and why risk for procrastination may increase in other stressful contexts, approaches that might mitigate vulnerability for procrastination in high-stress contexts are discussed. Overall, this new stress context vulnerability model underscores the need for taking a more compassionate view of the antecedents and factors that may increase the risk for procrastination.
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Losing talent due to COVID-19: The roles of anger and fear on industry turnover intentions. JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT 2023; 54:119-127. [PMCID: PMC9742209 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2022.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 12/09/2022] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Early in the COVID-19 pandemic, the US hospitality industry workforce experienced significant job loss via furloughs and job eliminations. Over a year later, the American hospitality industry is now facing a labor shortage. However, there is a dearth of literature explaining why the hospitality industry's response due to a mega-event, like the pandemic, can motivate employees to leave the hospitality industry. Instead, theory and research have primarily focused on organizations as the focal point for understanding turnover, while neglecting the industry. Using the affect theory of social exchange, this paper examined how anger and fear related to job status changes (i.e., being furloughed or laid-off) due to the pandemic, influence intentions to leave the industry. Study 1 used a survey of management-level employees, whereas Study 2 used an experiment to test the proposed model. Both studies showed that employees who lost their job due to the pandemic felt more anger and fear than those still employed. However, mediation analyses revealed anger, but not fear, as the primary driver of industry turnover intentions. These results highlight a potentially problematic trend. Should skilled hospitality workers switch industries due to job loss amidst an industry-wide negative event, it may become difficult for hospitality businesses to find qualified employees once the industry recovers and rehiring begins.
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Abolnasser MSA, Abdou AH, Hassan TH, Salem AE. Transformational Leadership, Employee Engagement, Job Satisfaction, and Psychological Well-Being among Hotel Employees after the Height of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Serial Mediation Model. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:3609. [PMID: 36834304 PMCID: PMC9963422 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20043609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2023] [Revised: 02/15/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Over the past few years, great attention has been given to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and its consequences on employee psychological well-being (PWB), particularly in the hospitality industry. Like many aspects of human life, employee PWB is influenced by multiple factors. One of the factors that may affect employee PWB is transformational leadership (TLS). Accordingly, we aim through this study to empirically (1) examine the direct effect of transformational leadership on employee PWB and (2) investigate the potential independent and serial mediation effects of employee engagement (EEG) and job satisfaction (JS) on the TLS-PWB relationship after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Data were gathered using an online questionnaire from a convenience sample of 403 front-line employees from five-star hotels in Saudi Arabia. The partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) with the bootstrapping technique was utilized to test the study hypotheses. Based on the demands-resources (JD-R) theory, the findings of this study reveal a significant positive effect of TLS on hotel employees' PWB. Additionally, drawing on the stimulus-organism-response (S-O-R) model, the two main contributions of this study are: (1) EEG and JS serially and independently have a significant partial mediational effect on the TLS-PWB relationship among hotel employees, and (2) EEG has a greater impact on the TLS-PWB relationship as an intervening variable than the two other mediators (JS, as well as EEG and JS serially). Based on these findings, hotel management should mainly consider developing and encouraging TLS behavior among their managers to promote EEG and increase JS among their followers, which consequently enhances their PWB and alleviates negative psychological outcomes due to experiencing a disaster such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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- Magdy Sayed Ahmed Abolnasser
- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Department of Geography, Faculty of Arts, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt
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- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
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- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo 12612, Egypt
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- Social Studies Department, College of Arts, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management, Helwan University, Cairo 12612, Egypt
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Giroux M, Park J, Kim JE, Choi YK, Lee JC, Kim S(S, Jang S, Gonzalez-Jimenez H, Kim J. The Impact of Communication Information on the Perceived Threat of COVID-19 and Stockpiling Intention. AUSTRALASIAN MARKETING JOURNAL 2023. [PMCID: PMC10076984 DOI: 10.1177/18393349211028670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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This article investigates the role of diverse nudging communication strategies on perceived threat and stockpiling intention. Across three studies, the authors examined the various effects of “nudging” on consumer behavior. Study 1 demonstrates that a commonly used picture has a stronger impact on perceived threat than a less frequently exposed picture regardless of its accuracy. Study 2 shows that the perceived threat of COVID-19, in terms of severe health consequences, is lower when using an indirect (vs. direct) explanation of the virus, as well as when reducing the amount of information about the virus. Study 3 investigates the impact of salient negative information and childhood socioeconomic status (SES). Findings reveal that negative information about deaths associated with the virus increases the level of perceived threat and stockpiling intention, especially among people of low childhood SES.
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- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
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- Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
- Jungkeun Kim, Department of Marketing, Auckland University of Technology, 120 Mayoral Drive, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
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Yavuz K, Koçak O, Kul Parlak N. Four serially mediating mechanisms in the relationship between COVID-19 fear and employee performance. Work 2023:WOR211360. [PMID: 36683473 DOI: 10.3233/wor-211360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND During the COVID-19 pandemic, most workers were forced to work remotely, although having no prior experience, and as a result, they were exposed to new job-related stressors. OBJECTIVES To examine the mediating role of job stress, work-family conflict and job satisfaction between fear of COVID-19 and job performance. METHOD An online questionnaire was conducted a survey of remote workers in Turkey. Responses were obtained from 351 subjects. Related scales were used to measure work-life balance, job stress, job satisfaction, and employee performance as well as fear of COVID-19. Because all hypothesis constructs can be analyzed simultaneously, structural equation modeling was used for data analysis. RESULTS The results showed that fear of COVID-19 affects job stress (p = .001; β= .264). There was a significant relationship between job stress and job satisfaction (p = .001; β= .619). Also, work-family conflict was affected employee job stress (p = .001; β= .516). Job stress had a mediator role fear of COVID-19 on job satisfaction and work-family conflict on job satisfaction. CONCLUSION The findings of this study provide a useful measurement model that can be used to evaluate and improve job performance and job satisfaction through work stress and work-family conflict in times of crisis such as COVID-19.
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- Kübra Yavuz
- School of Social Services of Patnos, Ağrı İbrahim Çeçen University, Ağrı, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Istanbul University - Cerrahpaşa, Istanbul, Turkey
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Kökalan Ö, Çetin M, Dede E, Dede B. A multilevel analysis of the links between daily emotional labor, daily spiritual experiences, and daily stress during the COVID-19 pandemic. ANXIETY, STRESS, AND COPING 2023; 36:38-51. [PMID: 36288403 DOI: 10.1080/10615806.2022.2139826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic both necessitate and obstruct emotional regulation and coping mechanisms. Despite growing interest in the connection between stress and spirituality, multilevel studies addressing day-level variance to understand how spiritual experiences and emotional regulation are linked with stress during this unique situation are scarce. This study aims to analyze how daily spiritual experiences (DSE) and daily emotional labor (EL) connect with the daily stress levels of employees during the pandemic. DESIGN AND METHOD Data collected from 132 employees for five consecutive workdays (660 d-level, 132 person-level responses) were analyzed via Hierarchical Linear Modeling. RESULTS Multilevel analysis provided evidence for the negative association between DSE and daily stress. The "faking emotions" and "hiding emotions" dimensions of daily EL were positively and significantly related to daily stress, while the "deep acting" dimension demonstrated no significant relationship. There was no evidence for the moderator role of DSE in the relationship between daily EL and stress. CONCLUSION The form of daily EL is crucial to understanding how it associates with daily stress. Although its buffering role on the adverse effects of EL is not significant, DSE directly relates to lower stress levels.
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- Özgür Kökalan
- Department of Business Administration, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Business Administration, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey.,Department of Education Studies "G. M. Bertin", University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Business Administration, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Business Administration, Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University, Istanbul, Turkey
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Heath ML, Williams EN, Luse W. Breaches and buffers: Can meaningful work impact turnover during COVID-19 pandemic? REVIEW OF MANAGERIAL SCIENCE 2022. [PMCID: PMC9759280 DOI: 10.1007/s11846-022-00612-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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The fear and uncertainty created by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have strained the employer-employee relationship. This research seeks to understand how psychological contract breach shapes employees' perspectives of meaningful work and its influence on turnover intention. Drawing on event systems theory, we investigated how objective events in the environment (e.g., global pandemic) impact employees. We also argue that the career shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic affected employees' choices based on their job fit and psychological resources. Findings indicate that experiencing meaningful work reduced turnover intention, especially for those that experienced less psychological contract breach. Also, experiencing meaningful work reduced turnover intention most for individuals whose working hours were not impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. These findings show that experiencing meaningful work in a relatively stable job reduces employees' potential turnover during exogenous shocks. The study also highlights the importance of meaningful work and why organizations should collaborate and assist their employees in making work more meaningful.
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- Michele L. Heath
- Cleveland State University, 1860 E. 18th Street, BU 430, Cleveland, OH 44114 USA
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- University of Southern Indiana, BE 2077, 8600 University Blvd., Evansville, IN 47712 USA
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- University of La Verne, 1950 Third Street, La Verne, CA 91750 USA
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Wang YC, Chen TCT. Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 vaccination requirements on travelers' selection of hotels using a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach. HEALTHCARE ANALYTICS (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2022; 2:100064. [PMID: 36644555 PMCID: PMC9091151 DOI: 10.1016/j.health.2022.100064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 04/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2022] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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In the later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels are taking various measures to balance pandemic prevention and business operations. Some hotels require travelers to be fully vaccinated prior to check-in, while others do not. In the latter type of hotels, fully vaccinated travelers may encounter others who are not vaccinated. All of these have created constraints for travelers to choose suitable hotel accommodation during this time. To address this issue, a fuzzy multi-criteria decision-making approach is proposed in this study to help traveler choose suitable hotel accommodation. In the proposed methodology, firstly, hotels are divided into two types considering their requirements for COVID-19 vaccination. Travelers are then asked to list the key factors to consider when choosing between these two types of hotels. To derive the priorities of these key factors, the proportionally calibrated fuzzy geometric mean (pcFGM) method is proposed. Subsequently, the fuzzy VIšekriterijumskoKOmpromisnoRangiranje (fuzzy VIKOR) method is applied to evaluate and compare the overall performances of different types of hotels for recommendations to travelers. The applicability of the proposed methodology is illustrated by a real case study. According to the experimental results, most hotels did not request travelers to be full vaccinated. Nevertheless, the hotels recommended to travelers covered both hotel types.
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- Yu-Cheng Wang
- Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taichung City, Taiwan,Corresponding author
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- Department of Industrial Engineering and Management, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, University Road, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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Park JH, Choi JM. The effect of residential environment satisfaction on depression in the elderly: Focusing on the mediating effect of stress. Front Public Health 2022; 10:1038516. [PMID: 36268005 PMCID: PMC9577004 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1038516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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This study aimed to determine the mediating effect of stress on the relationship between residential environment satisfaction and feelings of depression in the elderly. To achieve the purpose of the study, the researcher personally conducted interviews with 250 senior citizens residing in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, from October to November 2019. SPSS version 27.0 and Hayes' PROCESS ver. 4.0 were used for data analysis. As a result of testing the research hypothesis, a partial mediating effect of stress on the relationship between residential environment satisfaction and feelings of depression was confirmed. Based on these results, diverse practical and policy suggestions were recommended. First, a connection between barrier-free walking and public transportation linking elderly residences and major living facilities (transportation facilities, medical facilities, cultural facilities, social welfare facilities, parks, etc.) was suggested. Second, the application of a universal design was proposed when remodeling or building elderly residences. Third, policies promoting social participation of the elderly and providing assistance to increase the intimacy of their relationship with family members and neighbors are necessary to enable older adults to maintain their social relationships. Fourth, programs, such as educational schemes that provide older adults with a greater understating of stress, must be developed in parallel to facilitate stress self-management interventions. In future, it is necessary to include additional mediating or moderating variables to generalize these findings to the larger population.
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- Ji Hwan Park
- Department of Landscape Architecture, Mokpo National University, Muan County, South Korea
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- Department of Social Welfare, Mokpo National University, Muan County, South Korea
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Han H, Lee KS, Kim SS, Wong AKF, Moon H. What influences company attachment and job performance in the COVID-19 era?: Airline versus hotel employees. TOURISM MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES 2022; 44:101001. [PMID: 36034644 PMCID: PMC9393173 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2022.101001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2021] [Revised: 01/03/2022] [Accepted: 08/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Airline and hotel employees are experiencing multiple forms of precariousness amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which have increased workers' distrust of their respective airline/hotel businesses and affected job performance and retention. This research builds and tests two sturdy theoretical frameworks to explain airline and hotel employees' job performance and behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. The frameworks, developed using a quantitative method, adequately account for employees' company attachment and job performance by using their perceived job insecurity, life satisfaction, and job satisfaction as the key antecedents; while employees' perceived job insecurity influences the formation of attachment to the company and job performance. The mediating nature of life and job satisfaction is also examined alongside the moderating role of two different industry types (airline versus hotel). The results show that the process of generating job performance differs between airline and hotel employee groups. The research implications and value are discussed.
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- Heesup Han
- College of Hospitality and Tourism Management, Sejong University, 98 Gunja-Dong, Gwanjin-Gu, Seoul 143-747, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Retail, Hospitality & Tourism Management, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, United States of America
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- Department of Tourism Management, College of Business Administration, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldae-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu-si, 42601, Republic of Korea
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- Hainan University - Arizona State University Joint International Tourism College, No. 58 Renmin Avenue, Haikou, Hainan Province, China
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- Department of Tourism Management, College of Business Administration, Keimyung University, 1095 Dalgubeoldae-ro, Dalseo-gu, Daegu-si, 42601, Republic of Korea
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Dang-Van T, Vo-Thanh T, Usman M, Nguyen N. Investigating employees' deviant work behavior in the hotel industry during COVID-19: Empirical evidence from an emerging country. TOURISM MANAGEMENT PERSPECTIVES 2022; 44:101042. [PMID: 36339491 PMCID: PMC9618442 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmp.2022.101042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2021] [Revised: 10/13/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Employees in the hotel industry are among the most vulnerable groups that have been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Anchored on the general strain theory, transactional theory of stress and coping, and theory of justice, this study investigates the mechanism through which hotel employees' perceived job insecurity affects their deviant work behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic. A survey method was used to collect three-wave sample data from 988 hotel employees in popular tourist destinations in Vietnam. Multivariate data analysis reveals a positive relationship between perceived job insecurity and deviant work behavior, and this relationship is mediated by psychological distress. Furthermore, abusive supervision positively moderates the association between psychological distress-deviant work behavior and the indirect influence of perceived job insecurity on deviant work behavior through psychological distress. These findings are useful for hotel managers seeking to manage and develop employees in a global health crisis such as COVID-19.
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- Thac Dang-Van
- School of International Business, Xiamen University Tan Kah Kee College, Fujian, China
- Department of Business Administration, Dong Nai Technology University, Bien Hoa, Vietnam
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- Department of Marketing, CEREGE (UR 13564), Excelia Business School, 102 rue de Coureilles, 17024 La Rochelle, France
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- NUST Business School, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Asia Pacific College of Business and Law, Charles Darwin University, Darwin City, Australia
- Center of Science and Technology Research and Development, Thuongmai University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Song M, Lee WS, Moon J. Antecedents and consequences of healthiness in café service: Moderating effect of health concern. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.913291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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This study aims to examine the antecedents of consequences of healthiness in the café business context. Additionally, this study attests to the moderating effect of one's concern for health (health concern) between healthiness and attitude. To attain a more vivid response, this research selected Starbucks coffeehouse as a case study. Hygiene, healthiness, and nutritional disclosure are the determinants of healthiness in the café business area. The consequences of healthiness are attitude and purchase intention for café products. Health concern is the moderating variable between healthiness and attitude in the context of café businesses. In order to test the association between attributes, a survey was used. Amazon Mechanical Turk was chosen to recruit survey participants. The valid observation for data analysis was 455 participants. For hypothesis testing, a structural equation model was implemented. Regarding the results, health concern is positively influenced by hygiene and organicness, but healthiness is negatively affected by nutritional disclosure. Moreover, it was found that health concern significantly moderates the relationship between healthiness and attitude, and attitude exerts a positive effect on purchase intention.
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Mishra D, Tageja N. Cyberslacking for Coping Stress? Exploring the Role of Mindfulness as Personal Resource. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GLOBAL BUSINESS AND COMPETITIVENESS 2022. [PMCID: PMC9441837 DOI: 10.1007/s42943-022-00064-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Zhang Y, Woods EH, Roemer EC, Kent KB, Goetzel RZ. Addressing Workplace Stressors Emerging from the Pandemic. Am J Health Promot 2022; 36:1215-1223. [PMID: 36003011 PMCID: PMC9412133 DOI: 10.1177/08901171221112488b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Ying Zhang
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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- Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Institute for Health and Productivity Studies, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Henke RM. Knowing Well, Being Well: well-being born of understanding: Supporting Workforce Mental Health During the Pandemic. Am J Health Promot 2022; 36:1213-1244. [PMID: 36003017 PMCID: PMC9523433 DOI: 10.1177/08901171221112488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Sun J, Sarfraz M, Ivascu L, Iqbal K, Mansoor A. How Did Work-Related Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Hamper Healthcare Employee Performance during COVID-19? The Mediating Role of Job Burnout and Mental Health. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:10359. [PMID: 36011994 PMCID: PMC9408233 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph191610359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Revised: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The study objective was to examine the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performance of healthcare employees. The study was informed by a theoretical framework that incorporates different psychological issues (i.e., stress, depression, and anxiety) that influence healthcare workers' performance through the mediating roles of job burnout and mental health. The study data was gathered through structured questionnaires from 669 participants working in the healthcare sector in Pakistan. A structured equation modeling (SEM) technique was used for data analysis and hypothesis development. It was found that stress, depression, and anxiety positively affected healthcare employees' job performance during COVID-19. Psychological factors had a positive and significant impact on job burnout and mental health. Job burnout and mental health mediated the relationship between stress, anxiety, depression, and employee performance. The ongoing repercussions of COVID-19 include their impact on employee performance in the healthcare sector. Healthcare worker performance is critical to fostering industrial economic growth. Elevated levels of stress, depression, and anxiety have profoundly exacerbated employee mental health issues. COVID-19 has created challenging working conditions in organizations requiring that they address the growing psychological issues which impact negatively on worker performance.
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- Jianmin Sun
- School of Management, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing 210006, China
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- School of Management, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Faculty of Management in Production and Transportation, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 300191 Timisoara, Romania
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- School of Business, Shanghai Dianji University, Nanhui Xincheng Town, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Division of Public Policy, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
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An Integrated Assessment of the Competitiveness of a Sustainable City within the Context of the COVID-19 Impact. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14137575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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It is crucial for a city to ensure economic stability and growth, along with social security and prosperity, not only for the present, but also for future generations. Increasingly, researchers are highlighting the need to apply sustainable urban growth principles to the field of urban development, arguing that this would reduce the negative impacts of urbanization processes (poverty, air pollution, unemployment, and crime). At the same time, cities are competing with one another to maintain their position in the urban hierarchy, not only in the short term, but also in the long term. The COVID-19 pandemic affected many areas of our everyday life: over 5.85 million deaths, increased unemployment, the introduction of restrictions, the closure of national borders, and various other circumstances have all undoubtedly affected to a certain degree those factors which serve to influence competitiveness. The aim of this article is to conduct an integrated competitiveness assessment of the Baltic capitals within the context of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for the period 2015–2020, according to an integrated assessment model for urban competitiveness (MDK), which is based upon the principles of sustainable development. A systematic and comparative analysis of the concepts published in the scientific literature has been performed, the concepts of sustainable city and sustainable urban competitiveness have been formed, research and methods of urban competitiveness evaluation have been carried out, and a comprehensive competitiveness assessment of the results of the study showed that the evaluation of integrated competitiveness of a sustainable city in the context of the impact of COVID-19 (using the Baltic capitals as an example in the period 2015–2020), in terms of the multi-criteria SAW and TOPSIS evaluation methods, is in the highest position in 2016–2019. Vilnius is in second place during the whole period 2016–2019. Riga takes third place in 2015–2019 (except in 2020, when it exchanges places with Vilnius and takes second place). Meanwhile, the results of the COPRAS multicriteria method differ from those discussed above. In 2016, 2019, and 2020, Tallinn is in the highest position, and in 2015, 2017, and 2018, it is surpassed by Vilnius. Riga remained in third place from 2015 to 2019. In 2020, Vilnius took over this position.
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Piao X, Xie J, Managi S. Occupational stress: evidence from industries affected by COVID-19 in Japan. BMC Public Health 2022; 22:1005. [PMID: 35585530 PMCID: PMC9116494 DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13257-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2021] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background This study provides objective evidence on the impact of COVID-19 based on employee occupational stress reported from 13 different industries, and examines the determinants of employee psychological well-being. As the economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic continue, governments should consider industry-level differences when making support decisions concerning public resource allocation to corporations. However, little evidence exists regarding the differences in occupational stress across industries. Methods Employee occupational stress data (N = 673,071) was derived from workers in Japan from 2018 to 2020. The sample comprises workers from 13 industries, including civil services, service industry (other), real estate, medical/welfare, wholesale/retail, academic research, and accommodation/restaurant business. A logit model is employed to investigate the differences in employees’ psychological well-being before and during the pandemic. Results In 2020, 11 out of 12 industries had significantly worse occupational stress compared to employees engaged in civil services. Over 23% of employees from the wholesale/retail and accommodation/restaurant industries were observed as high-stress employees. Improved compensation policies supporting these industries are suggested. In contrast, reduced occupational stress was found among employees in the transportation/postal and information/communication industries. Among the 13 industries, aside from high job demands, tough inter-person relationships in the workplace became the most significant stressors during the pandemic. Conclusions The results confirm that the pandemic has had a heterogeneous effect on employee occupational stress across industries, thus suggesting that the level of compensation given to different industries during the COVID-19 pandemic should be discussed and approved by the Japanese government. Additionally, support for the wholesale/retail and accommodation/restaurant industries during the pandemic should be improved. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12889-022-13257-y.
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- Xiangdan Piao
- Faculty of Humanities and Social Science, Iwate University, 3-18-34 Ueda, Morioka, Iwate, 020-8550, Japan.
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- Urban Institute & Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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- Urban Institute & Department of Civil Engineering, Kyushu University, 744 Motooka Nishi-ku, Fukuoka, 819-0395, Japan
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Bangwal D, Suyal J, Kumar R. Hotel building design, occupants' health and performance in response to COVID 19. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2022; 103:103212. [PMID: 35400787 PMCID: PMC8979788 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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In the COVID-19 pandemic, the employee realized the importance of a healthy workplace. A healthy workplace provides natural protection against respiratory disease and reduces exposure to viruses. Therefore, the current COVID-19 pandemic should be a wake-up call to understand the importance of building design and a dress rehearsal for future challenges because building-based prevention and control measures have become one of the most significant ways of fighting against the epidemic. This study investigates the role of hotel building design in employee health and performance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study covered the LEED-certified hotel building in India. The formulated Hypothesis was tested empirically by the structural equation modeling (SEM) for determining the potential of the hotel building design. It was obtained from the study that during the COVID-19 pandemic, the hotel building design of the hospitality industry had a more significant influence on employee performance, followed by employee health.
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- Deepak Bangwal
- School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Energy acres, UPES, Kandoli, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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- UIPS, Uttranchal University, Prem Nagar, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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- School of Business, University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, Energy acres, UPES, Kandoli, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248007, India
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Ndubisi NO, Li Y, de Sousa Jabbour ABL, Jabbour CJC, Ndubisi PAC. Managing Covid-19 pandemic and supply chain disruptions through employee attitude: A cross-country analysis based on the transtheoretical model. OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT RESEARCH 2022. [PMCID: PMC9042665 DOI: 10.1007/s12063-021-00234-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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In this paper, we examine the attitudinal changes and processes regarding Covid-19 guidelines through the lens of the Transtheoretical Model (TTM) among 932 employees in organisations within the emerging markets of China and Qatar, and the implications for the management of operations and supply chain disruptions. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and hierarchical multiple regression were conducted to validate our measures, confirm model fit, and verify the proposed hypotheses. Our findings reveal that attitude towards the guidelines differ between Chinese and Qatari samples, significantly stronger among the Chinese sample. The TTM dimensions explain a considerable amount of variance in attitude and self-efficacy. Self-efficacy further explains attitudinal changes. Firms should actively source and provide useful and accurate information about COVID 19, including pathological characteristics, propagation, prevention measures, and treatment. Besides, firms should promote the importance of following the guidelines, leaders should set examples, and encourage and empower employees to do so. With the right employee attitude and behavior, firms can manage pandemic-related disruptions within the organization and the supply chain.
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- School of Economics & Management, Xidian University, Xi’an, China
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Elshaer IA, Azazz AMS, Saad SK. Unethical Organization Behavior: Antecedents and Consequences in the Tourism Industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19094972. [PMID: 35564367 PMCID: PMC9104161 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19094972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2022] [Revised: 04/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The entire tourism and hospitality industry has witnessed a considerable increase in the number of ethical difficulties that occur in the workplace. It has been discovered that unethical organizational behavior (UOB) is the most significant category in tourists’ unpleasant experiences, driving them to switch and spread unfavorable word-of-mouth information. This study aims to explore the effects of three contextual factors on UOB (i.e., work intensification, job insecurity, and an unethical company-profit climate) and to investigate its possible employee-related consequences, including the feeling of guilt, emotional exhaustion, and customer-oriented citizenship behavior. A total of 970 employees working in hotels (5-star and 4-star) and travel agencies (Category A) participated, and the obtained data were analyzed by structural equation modeling. The results asserted that work intensification, job insecurity, and an unethical company-profit climate stimulate unethical organizational behavior, and unethical organizational behavior leads to feelings of guilt, emotional exhaustion, and customer-oriented citizenship behavior. Significant insights into theoretical and practical implications were further discussed.
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- Ibrahim A. Elshaer
- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
- Correspondence: (I.A.E.); (A.M.S.A.)
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- Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Arts College, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
- Correspondence: (I.A.E.); (A.M.S.A.)
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- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
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Bieńkowska A, Koszela A, Sałamacha A, Tworek K. COVID-19 oriented HRM strategies influence on job and organizational performance through job-related attitudes. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0266364. [PMID: 35417468 PMCID: PMC9007351 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266364] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The COVID-19 crisis forced many changes to occur within organizations, which were necessary to keep the continuance of the organization's operations. Job performance seems to be an important factor determining such continuance, through its influence on the performance of entire organization. Shaping and keeping job performance in times of COVID-19 pandemic was a challenge for organizations, due to its negative impact on employees, causing their stress or lack of sense of security. There is a growing role of HRM specialists in appropriately shaping HRM strategies that can positively shape job-related attitudes, resulting in enhanced job performance during such difficult times. Therefore, this study aims to explain the role of COVID-19 oriented HRM strategies in shaping job performance through job-related attitudes such as work motivation, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment in a time of crisis occurring in the organization due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was conducted among 378 organizations operating in Poland during 2nd wave of COVID-19 pandemic. To verify the hypotheses, descriptive statistics were calculated using IBM SPSS and path analysis was performed using IBM AMOS. The result shows that combined set of "hard" HRM strategies related to the financial aspects and "soft" HRM strategies related to keeping employees' wellbeing during the crisis gives the best results in shaping job performance through job-related attitudes and consequently strengthening organizational performance. This study contributes to the knowledge concerning the development of COVID-19 oriented HRM strategies, which may also have practical application.
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- Agnieszka Bieńkowska
- Faculty of Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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- Faculty of Management, Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, Wroclaw, Poland
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Dávila GA, Poleza M, Varvakis G. Antecedents of telecommuting in emerging countries: The role of knowledge complexity. KNOWLEDGE AND PROCESS MANAGEMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/kpm.1713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Guillermo Antonio Dávila
- Instituto de Investigación Científica, Grupo de Investigación Desarrollo Empresarial, Gestión del Conocimiento e Innovación, Carrera de Ingeniería de Sistemas Universidad de Lima Lima Peru
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- Knowledge Engineering Department Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brazil
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- Knowledge Engineering Department Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina Florianópolis Brazil
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Tsai KC, Chou TH, Kittikowit S, Hongsuchon T, Lin YC, Chen SC. Extending Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand Service-Oriented Organizational Citizen Behavior. Front Psychol 2022; 13:839688. [PMID: 35465519 PMCID: PMC9024217 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.839688] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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The financial crisis of 2007-2008 and the COVID-19 pandemic have caused many enterprises to suffer great losses. Thus, companies have to take measures such as pays cut, furloughs, or layoffs, which caused dissatisfaction among employees and triggered labor disputes. Therefore, this study explores the service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior based on the decomposed theory of planned behavior in order to understand the behavioral intentions of employees through their mental states, job attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control. This study conducted questionnaire surveys for employees in different industries, collected 281 valid questionnaires, and applied Structural Equation Model for the analysis. The results show: (1) employees believe organizational justice in the organization is important, and when they feel treated fairly, their job attitudes and beliefs are enhanced. (2) Employees' job attitudes and beliefs support service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior, in other words, they have positive job attitudes and beliefs and will actively provide better service to customers. (3) When employees are treated reasonably and fairly by the organization and have positive job attitudes (job satisfaction and organizational commitment) and perceived behavior control, their spontaneous service-oriented organizational citizenship behavior is stimulated, thus increasing organizational development.
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- Kuang-Chung Tsai
- Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Information Management, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chen CC, Zou SS, Chen MH. The fear of being infected and fired: Examining the dual job stressors of hospitality employees during COVID-19. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2022; 102:103131. [PMID: 35002015 PMCID: PMC8719058 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2021.103131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 12/17/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has posed grave threats to the financial and physical health of hospitality employees, this research unveils details of the dilemma experienced by hospitality employees during the pandemic, namely, their fear of becoming infected and fired. The research data were derived from a sample of 622 hospitality employees in the U.S. and analyzed using PLS-SEM as a new model of COVID-19 stressors are proposed and tested. The findings show that hospitality employees perceive the pandemic as a traumatic event that elevates their perceived job insecurity and infectious risk. It was also found that both job insecurity and infectious risk lead to increased job stress and turnover intentions, while job insecurity alone is a stronger predictor of turnover intentions. This study is among the first to examine the antecedents and consequences of the dual stressors encountered by public-facing occupations, including hospitality, during the pandemic.
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- Chun-Chu Chen
- School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Vancouver, WA 98686, USA
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- Department of Recreation, Sport and Tourism, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Huff Hall, IL 61820, USA
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- Tourism and Social Administration College, Nanjing Xiaozhuang University, Nanjing 211171, China
- School of Hospitality Business Management, Carson College of Business, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4742, USA
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Kloutsiniotis PV, Mihail DM, Mylonas N, Pateli A. Transformational Leadership, HRM practices and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: The role of personal stress, anxiety, and workplace loneliness. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT 2022; 102:103177. [PMID: 35079194 PMCID: PMC8776468 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhm.2022.103177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The present research investigates the crucial role of "Transformational Leadership (TFL)" on employees' "anxiety", "personal stress", and "workplace loneliness", and finally on employees' "burnout". Moreover, this survey investigates the moderating role of "HRM practices" in the relationship between TFL and burnout. For the needs of the research, "Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM)" was conducted on a sample of 459 Greek "customer-contact employees" based on thirteen hotels during the "COVID-19 pandemic". First, the findings uncover the dynamic of TFL in reducing all three stressors, namely "personal financial stress"; "anxiety"; and "workplace loneliness", thus prohibiting employees' "burnout". Moreover, the study underscores the moderating role of "HRM practices" in strengthening the negative relationship between TFL and "burnout". Overall, the findings provide additional evidence on the process through which "HRM practices" interact with "TFL", "job stressors", and employees' "burnout", a vital knowledge for HRM professionals and hotels' managers.
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- Panagiotis V Kloutsiniotis
- Department of Business Administration, Human Resource Management Lab, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki, 54006, Greece
- Department of Tourism, Ionian University, P. Vraila Armeni 4, Corfu 49132 , Greece
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- Department of Business Administration, Human Resource Management Lab, University of Macedonia, 156 Egnatia Street, Thessaloniki, 54006, Greece
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- Department of Tourism, Ionian University, P. Vraila Armeni 4, Corfu 49132 , Greece
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- Department of Informatics, Ionian University, Tsirigoti Square 7, 49100 Corfu, Greece
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Lai H, Hossin MA, Li J, Wang R, Hosain MS. Examining the Relationship between COVID-19 Related Job Stress and Employees' Turnover Intention with the Moderating Role of Perceived Organizational Support: Evidence from SMEs in China. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19063719. [PMID: 35329404 PMCID: PMC8953488 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19063719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2022] [Revised: 03/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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The outbreak of COVID-19 has exerted an enormous impact on society, enterprises, and individuals. It has affected the work attitudes and psychology of employees to a certain extent and their job stress (JS) has also augmented accordingly, leading to increased turnover intention (TI). With the survey responses of 720 employees of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in China as the sample, we studied the impact of COVID-19 related JS and TI with the moderating effect of perceived organizational support (POS). We utilized linear and multiple regression analysis using Windows SPSS 25. The research findings indicated that the JS caused by COVID-19 in the first affected region (Hubei) was significantly stronger than that in other regions (non-Hubei). JS had a significant positive relationship with employees’ TI, while POS had a significant negative connection with employees’ TI. We also identified that POS weakened the positive association between JS and employees’ TI. These findings are expected to be conducive to and conductive for the upcoming theoretical and empirical investigations as the founding guidelines, as well as for managers in formulating effective policies to curb JS, which would ultimately be helpful in reducing TI.
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- Hongshan Lai
- ISCTE-University Institute of Lisbon, 1649-026 Lisboa, Portugal;
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- School of Management and Economics, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-173-1300-2830
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- Sichuan Dadao Tongxing Robot Co., Ltd., Chengdu 610000, China;
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- School of Management, China West Normal University, Nanchong 637002, China;
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Elshaer IA, Azazz AMS, Mahmoud SW, Ghanem M. Perceived Risk of Job Instability and Unethical Organizational Behaviour Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Role of Family Financial Pressure and Distributive Injustice in the Tourism Industry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19052886. [PMID: 35270579 PMCID: PMC8910637 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19052886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The economic disaster precipitated by the pandemic of COVID-19 changed people’s perceptions of ordinary job stability and elevated it to an ultimate high level. To avoid being laid off, employees who are concerned about job stability may engage in unethical activities in the name of their employer. In this study, the influence of job instability on unethical organizational behaviour (UOB) was investigated through the mediating role of family financial pressure and distributive injustice. Perceptions of 830 employees working in hotels (5-star and 4-star) and travel agencies (Category A) were explored and further analyzed using structural equation modelling. The results asserted that family financial pressure and distributive injustice partially mediated the effects of job insecurity on UOB. Important insights on theoretical and practical implications were further deliberated towards the end of this study.
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- Ibrahim A. Elshaer
- Department of Management, School of Business, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia
- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
- Correspondence: (I.A.E.); (A.M.S.A.)
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- Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Arts College, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia;
- Tourism Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt
- Correspondence: (I.A.E.); (A.M.S.A.)
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- Hotel Studies Department, Faculty of Tourism and Hotels, Suez Canal University, Ismailia 41522, Egypt;
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- Department of Tourism and Hospitality, Arts College, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsaa 380, Saudi Arabia;
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Hotel Employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14052509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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This study examines the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on hotel employees in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana using the conservation of resource and human relations theories to ascertain the level of impact. Data was collected from 511 hotel employees from 58 hotels using questionnaires. The employees were randomly sampled. Stepwise Regression in Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 16 model was used to run the analysis. Nine independent variables were included in a stepwise regression model. Six came out as significant and explained 51.6% of the variation in the percentage of their salary that staff received during the current COVID-19 pandemic. The remaining 48.4% was explained by other factors such as the years of service and whether the facility shut down during the lockdown. It was further identified that about 80% of the respondents had their salaries reduced, and that work schedules and working hours were altered, particularly during the lockdown and closure of the country’s borders. It is recommended that hotels should network, be more customer-oriented, be health- and safety-focused, frequently update their communication channels, and make digitalisation and human resource development a priority as measures to help the industry in its recovery process.
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Modelling the COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Employees' Health and Performance: A PLS-SEM Mediation Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031865. [PMID: 35162885 PMCID: PMC8834763 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2021] [Revised: 01/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the imposition of certain changes in the management of organizations and in the behavior and actions of employees. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic effects on employees’ health and mental well-being, as well as on their working performance. Moreover, the paper aims to highlight whether health- and work-related stress factors mediate the above relations. For the purpose of data collection, a structured questionnaire was used. The first results of the study showed that the pandemic effects felt by employees did not directly affect their mental and physical well-being. On the other hand, the COVID-19 pandemic effects felt by employees affected their general work performance. The findings of the study may provide a useful perspective for organizations and their employees in order to adopt the most effective measures to minimize the effects generated by the pandemic.
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COVID-19 Pandemic Implications for Corporate Sustainability and Society: A Literature Review. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19031592. [PMID: 35162614 PMCID: PMC8834755 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19031592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 01/28/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The paper revises the ample empirical and theoretical literature on sustainable organizational growth and strategic leadership relating to the critical aspects of the ongoing pandemic, including poverty, social responsibility, public health, and organizational and managerial innovation. Drawing from available COVID-19, management, and sustainable leadership publications released from 2020 to 2021, this paper considers influential studies exploring core business concepts, principles, philosophies, and activities for accelerating, stimulating, and nurturing social and corporate sustainability. The study analyzed the characteristics and interrelation of 133 articles through bibliometric and literature systemization techniques. We shed light on the significant influence COVID-19 has had on financial, operational, and psychological solvency and organizational health to elucidate expectations and implications for businesses worldwide concerning the long-term financial and functional impact of COVID-19. An overview of the relevant studies on the individual, organizational, and external factors relating to novel disease’s relation to sustainability are provided. We emphasize the need for digital transformation following the COVID-19 upheaval and throughout the upcoming years. Some of the generally employed techniques in response to adversity entail portfolio diversification, service delivery innovation, product redesigning, new market development, partnering with competitors and/or complementary service providers, synergizing with other stakeholders, and open innovation.
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I don't want to be a rule enforcer during the COVID-19 pandemic: Frontline employees' plight. JOURNAL OF RETAILING AND CONSUMER SERVICES 2021; 63:102723. [PMCID: PMC8435067 DOI: 10.1016/j.jretconser.2021.102723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2021] [Revised: 06/24/2021] [Accepted: 08/07/2021] [Indexed: 07/01/2023]
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This research explores the pandemic-related experiences of frontline employees (FLEs) relative to customer rule-enforcement interactions within retail and service industries. Using a survey, incorporating closed-ended and CIT questions, we investigated, from the FLEs' perspectives, the occupational stress of rule-enforcement, company expectations of FLEs regarding rule enforcement, and the emotional impact of customer interactions on FLEs. Results indicate that several customer misbehaviors, such as not following rules and being rude, produce significant occupational stress. Further, based on our CIT assessments, many of the FLEs’ recounted rule-enforcement incidents involved negative customer reactions, translating to heightened negativity for FLEs due to emotional contagion.
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Determinants of workers' well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak: An exploratory study. CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY 2021; 42:8595-8614. [PMID: 34703195 PMCID: PMC8531915 DOI: 10.1007/s12144-021-02408-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Inspired by the Conservation of Resource theory (Hobfoll, 1989), this study investigated the role of a broad set of personal vulnerabilities, social, and work-related stressors and resources as predictors of workers' well-being during the COVID-19 outbreak. Participants were 594 workers in Italy. Results showed that personality predispostions, such as positivity, neuroticism and conscientiousness as well as key aspects of the individuals' relationship with their work (such as job insecurity, type of employment contract or trust in the organization) emerged as factors promoting (or hampering) workers' adjustment during the COVID -19 outbreak. Interactions between stressors and resources were also found and discussed. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s12144-021-02408-w.
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Bergin AJ, Tucker MK, Jimmieson NL. Praise and recognition from supervisors buffers employee psychological strain: A two-sample investigation with tourism workers. Work 2021; 70:531-546. [PMID: 34657863 DOI: 10.3233/wor-213590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Focusing on employees with psychological strain, this research draws on Fredrickson's 'undoing hypothesis' to examine praise and recognition from one's supervisor as an organizational resource. OBJECTIVE A model is tested in which psychological strain is a mediator in the positive relationship between role demands and employees' intentions to take sick leave and seek medical advice, and positions supervisor praise and recognition as a buffer of psychological strain on such intentions. METHODS The model was tested using two Australian samples in the tourism sector, consisting of motel workers (n = 104) and museum workers (n = 168). RESULTS For museum workers, but not motel workers, there was a positive indirect effect of each role demand on sick leave intentions through psychological strain that weakened as a function of supervisor praise and recognition. The proposed moderated mediated model was supported for both samples in regards to intentions to seek medical advice. CONCLUSIONS This research contributes new evidence regarding the antecedents of employees' intentions to take sick leave and seek medical advice for work stress-related problems. It also contributes to the limited evidence regarding supervisor praise and recognition as a protective factor for employees exhibiting the symptoms of psychological strain.
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- Adele J Bergin
- School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Management, Queensland University of Technology, Queensland, Australia
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Lee H, An S, Lim GY, Sohn YW. Ethical Leadership and Followers' Emotional Exhaustion: Exploring the Roles of Three Types of Emotional Labor toward Leaders in South Korea. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:10862. [PMID: 34682605 PMCID: PMC8535228 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182010862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2021] [Accepted: 10/14/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Employees' emotional exhaustion caused by their leaders has significant consequences for both individuals and organizations. Identifying the roles of intra-organizational emotional labor is important to prevent employees' emotional exhaustion. This study examined the relationships between ethical leadership, followers' emotional labor toward leaders, and emotional exhaustion using Hobfoll's conservation of resources theory. Data collected from 259 employees working in South Korea were analyzed using regression and SEM. The results indicate that ethical leadership was negatively related to followers' emotional exhaustion. It is demonstrated that ethical leadership has a significant indirect relationship with followers' emotional exhaustion through three types of emotional labor strategies; genuine display, faked display, and suppressed display. Through genuine display and suppressed display, ethical leadership had an indirect and negative relationship with followers' emotional exhaustion, whereas ethical leadership and followers' emotional exhaustion showed a positive indirect relationship through faked display. We discuss the implications and limitations of this research and future research directions.
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- Psychology Department, Yonsei University, Seoul 06695, Korea; (H.L.); (S.A.); (G.Y.L.)
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Lippert JF, Furnari MB, Kriebel CW. The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Occupational Stress in Restaurant Work: A Qualitative Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:10378. [PMID: 34639678 PMCID: PMC8508391 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph181910378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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The economic downturn due to the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately impacted the food service industry-one of the largest workforce sectors in the United States. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the occupational stressors experienced by restaurant and food service workers during the COVID-19 pandemic through a detailed assessment of their lived experiences. Thematic analysis was used to identify patterns within data from sixteen semi-structured interviews with people employed or recently employed in the restaurant industry during July of 2020. Five themes were highlighted including fear of being exposed to the COVID-19 virus while working under inadequate safety policies, job insecurity, inconsistent pay and hours and a lack of health benefits and paid time off, all of which increased occupational stress and led to uncertainty if respondents would return to the restaurant industry. Hardships associated with the pandemic were mitigated by the support and connections fostered by the communities built within the restaurants. Results led to several recommendations to address the social and economic contributors to occupational stress at the structural and population levels which can be used in the current and post-pandemic workplace.
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- Julia F. Lippert
- College of Science and Health, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA;
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- College of Science and Health, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 60614, USA;
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Are airline workers planning career turnover in a post-COVID-19 world? Assessing the impact of risk perception about virus infection and job instability. JOURNAL OF HOSPITALITY AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT 2021; 48. [PMCID: PMC8423114 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhtm.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Airline workers have been suffering risks of job instability and virus infection since the outbreak of COVID-19. This research developed a novel framework explicating airline workers' career turnover decision formation by considering the influence of perceived risks of virus infection and job instability during the COVID-19. A quantitative approach using a survey method was utilized to attain research goals. Our empirical findings revealed that airline image, attitude, and commitment have a significant influence on employee career turnover intention. Both attitude and commitment were identified as essential mediators. In addition, perceived risks of virus infection and job instability significantly moderated the relationships among attitude, commitment, and employee career turnover intention. The effectiveness of the proposed theoretical framework for career turnover intention was demonstrated. Our findings help researchers and entrepreneurs find effectual ways to lower competent workers’ career turnover and raise their approach behaviors in a post-COVID-19 world.
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Saleem F, Malik MI, Qureshi SS. Work Stress Hampering Employee Performance During COVID-19: Is Safety Culture Needed? Front Psychol 2021; 12:655839. [PMID: 34512434 PMCID: PMC8426577 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2021] [Accepted: 06/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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During uncertain situations, such as the COVID-19 partial lockdown, maintaining satisfactory levels of employee performance (EP) is an important area of concern for many organizations. The current study examines the relationship of work stress due to COVID-19 (COVID-19 STR) and EP. Using social exchange theory (SET), safety culture (SC) is presented as a moderator for stress and performance relationships. A sample of 213 bank employees was collected using a convenient sampling method. Data were analyzed using stepwise linear regression and PROCESS Macro by Hayes (2013). Results revealed that COVID-19 STR has a negative impact on task and contextual performance (CP) and a positive impact on adaptive performance (AP). Similarly, the prevalence of SC significantly moderates the stress and performance relationships.
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Affiliation(s)
- Farida Saleem
- Department of Management, College of Business Administration, Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Management Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Attock, Pakistan
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- Department of Business Administration, Fatima Jinnah Women University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
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Improving Mental Health through Physical Activity: A Narrative Literature Review. PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH 2021. [DOI: 10.5334/paah.108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Mihalache M, Mihalache OR. How workplace support for the COVID-19 pandemic and personality traits affect changes in employees' affective commitment to the organization and job-related well-being. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 2021; 61:295-314. [PMID: 34518710 PMCID: PMC8426958 DOI: 10.1002/hrm.22082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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How do organizational responses to environmental disruptions affect employees' job‐related well‐being? As the COVID‐19 pandemic has led to new ways of working, increased health concerns, and added responsibilities, employees are facing important challenges in doing their work that can affect their job‐related well‐being. This study aims to understand how different types of work support (i.e., perceived organizational support and supervisor accessibility) in response to environmental disruption interact with personality traits (i.e., core self‐evaluations and future focus) to influence changes in employees' affective commitment to their organization and in their job‐related well‐being. We develop a moderated mediation model and test it on data collected from 295 individuals working in the United Kingdom. We find that work support for the COVID‐19 pandemic, both perceived organizational support and supervisor accessibility, is associated with more positive changes in employees' job‐related well‐being and that this effect is mediated by changes in employees' affective commitment to their organization. Furthermore, we find that personality traits moderate the relationships between these two types of support and changes in affective commitment to the organization, with those relationships being more positive for employees with low core self‐evaluations and for those with a high future focus.
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- Mashiho Mihalache
- Department of Strategy and International Business Amsterdam Business School, University of Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Management and Organization School of Business and Economics, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam The Netherlands.,Faculty of Business Athabasca University Canada
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Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on OCB in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary: Employee Engagement and Affective Commitment as Mediators. SUSTAINABILITY 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/su13147800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The performance of the employees and productivity of each individual, in general, have been badly affected because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizational citizenship behavior is regarded as an interpretation of the performance of the employee which is essential to contribute more to the organization’s processes and success. Therefore, to increase the organizational effectiveness and achieve its goals, it is crucial to understand the factors affecting the organizational citizenship behavior of the employees. This study aims to examine the impact of perceived organizational support on organizational citizenship behavior with the mediating role of employee engagement and affective commitment. To collect the data for this study, a linear snowball sampling method was used, and 380 foreign employees working in different service companies in Hungary participated in the survey. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the proposed hypothesis. The results of the study revealed that perceived organizational support positively associated with organizational citizenship behavior and this relationship is also strongly mediated by employee engagement. On the other hand, employee engagement and affective commitment pose a direct positive influence on organizational citizenship behavior. This study has theoretical and practical implications as it will provide a comprehensive framework to better understand the factors influencing the organizational citizenship behavior of the employees.
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