Abstract
The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationships between hospitality organizations’ crisis response during the COVID-19 pandemic with hospitality employees’ attitudes and behaviors. Data was collected using a survey distributed on Amazon Mechanical Turk (MTurk) targeting hospitality industry employees. The findings reveal that crisis response is related to psychological well-being, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment among hospitality industry employees. This study broadens the scope of crisis management literature in the hospitality field. Furthermore, it establishes the significance of effective crisis response for hospitality industry employees’ well-being and positive outcomes.
Keywords
crisis response, situational crisis communication theory (SCCT), psychological well-being, job satisfaction, organizational commitment
ORCID Identifiers
Jessica Wiitala: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-6992
Trishna Mistry: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6556-5112
DOI
10.5038/2771-5957.1.1.1003
Recommended Citation
Wiitala, J., & Mistry, T. (2022). Organizational response to the COVID-19 pandemic: Does it affect hospitality industry employees’ outcomes?. Journal of Global Hospitality and Tourism, 1(1), 51-68. https://www.doi.org/10.5038/2771-5957.1.1.1003
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