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Us Consumers' Confidence And Responses To Covid-19 Shock, Suzanna Elmassah, Shereen Bacheer, Eslam Hassanein
Us Consumers' Confidence And Responses To Covid-19 Shock, Suzanna Elmassah, Shereen Bacheer, Eslam Hassanein
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Purpose: This research's main objective is to investigate the relationship between consumption expenditure and consumer confidence in the USA and to study their effects on US economic revivalism during and after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) shock. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use Michigan's monthly Consumer Sentiment Index and its five components from January 1978 to April 2020. The study is unique in quantifying the potential variations in US consumer confidence due to COVID-19 under different scenarios, by providing a projection until December 2021. It also estimates the time needed for recovery and offers guidance to policymakers on ways to contain the …
Want To Feel Better, Share What You Know, Catherine Prentice, Susan Zeidan, Mai Nguyen
Want To Feel Better, Share What You Know, Catherine Prentice, Susan Zeidan, Mai Nguyen
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In view of the mental health issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic, this study draws on the theories of proactive coping and altruism to examine how knowledge sharing can be used to address employee performance and mental wellbeing. Emotional intelligence is modelled as a moderator in these relationships. Two studies were conducted in Australia and Vietnam to validate the proposed relationships. The results show that only knowledge donating has a positive effect on employee performance, whereas both types of knowledge sharing are significantly related to positive mental wellbeing. Emotional intelligence exerted significant moderation effects between knowledge donating and positive mental …
Resilience, Crisis Management And Continuous Improvement Against The Impact Of Covid-19 On Employees’ Engagement And Emotions. Insights From A Cypriot Sme, Christina Nizamidou
Resilience, Crisis Management And Continuous Improvement Against The Impact Of Covid-19 On Employees’ Engagement And Emotions. Insights From A Cypriot Sme, Christina Nizamidou
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COVID-19 forced governments and organizations to navigate unchartered waters and shift to remote work to prevent its spreading, aiming to be resilient and maintain their sustainability. Recent research showed that COVID-19 impacted employees’ engagement and emotions. As every crisis is unique and every organization experiences a crisis differently, this study adopts the single-case study research method to understand better how a Cypriot SME in the financial service dealt with COVID-19 and its aftermath. By interviewing multiple employees from all hierarchical levels, it assesses the company’s level of resilience. Moreover, it demonstrates the company’s challenges to preserve its commitment to continuous …