Exploring the interaction of work attitudes and the role of mechanisms in a crisis situation

Evangelia Fragouli; Xenia M. Louka

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Exploring the interaction of work attitudes and the role of mechanisms in a crisis situation

Evangelia Fragouli • Xenia M. Louka

Published: 31 Oct 2022 Issue:Volume 17 Issue 01 Oct 2022 Author details below

Xenia M. Louka

Hellenic Open University, Greece

Employee engagement crisis leadership person-organisation fit affective commitment psychological climate

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This study examines, through a critical literature review and an empirical study, the effect on employee engagement of work-related attitudes as these develop in a crisis situation. Using as case study the Greek financial crisis and its effect on business life & organizational behaviour, the study identifies four work related attitudes - person-organisation fit, affective commitment, psychological climate and ethical leadership- examines their interaction with employee engagement, and, adopting a crisis management (CM) theoretical framework perspective, it also examines employee engagement and ethical leadership as useful and efficient mechanisms to cope with the crisis. Through a quantitative analysis of selected empirical data from a heterogeneous sample of Greek private sector employees, the study indicates that employee engagement has positive relations with person-organisation fit, affective commitment, psychological climate and ethical leadership under an economic crisis. These research findings have important implications to organizations and its decision makers dealing with a crisis. The paper concludes with implications for further research.

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Fragouli, E. & Louka, X. M.. (2022). Exploring the interaction of work attitudes and the role of mechanisms in a crisis situation. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01.

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Fragouli, E. & Louka, X. M.. (2022). Exploring the interaction of work attitudes and the role of mechanisms in a crisis situation. Journal of Business and Retail Management Research, Volume 17 Issue 01.

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