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01.08.2013

Employee Reactions to Leader-Initiated Crisis Preparation: Core Dimensions

verfasst von: Marcus Selart, Svein Tvedt Johansen, Synnøve Nesse

Erschienen in: Journal of Business Ethics | Ausgabe 1/2013

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Abstract

Crisis prevention plans are usually evaluated based on their effects in terms of preventing or limiting organizational crisis. In this survey-based study, the focus was instead on how such plans influence employees’ reactions in terms of risk perception and well-being. Five different organizations were addressed in the study. Hypothesis 1 tested the assumption that leadership crisis preparation would lead to lower perceived risk among the employees. Hypothesis 2 tested the conjecture that it would also lead to a higher degree of well-being. Both hypotheses were supported. The results and their implications are discussed.

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Metadaten
Titel
Employee Reactions to Leader-Initiated Crisis Preparation: Core Dimensions
verfasst von
Marcus Selart
Svein Tvedt Johansen
Synnøve Nesse
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2013
Verlag
Springer Netherlands
Erschienen in
Journal of Business Ethics / Ausgabe 1/2013
Print ISSN: 0167-4544
Elektronische ISSN: 1573-0697
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10551-012-1448-6

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