Abstract
Employees have a crucial role towards the successful functioning and growth of organizations. Several studies highlighted on the importance of psychological wellbeing in influencing both personal and professional performance. Such studies were further developed with the breakthrough of COVID19 pandemic that completely transformed working environments and had a panoply of positive and negative effects on employees’ general wellbeing, especially in countries suffering from economic burdens. Using the Lebanese economic crisis as a case study, this research explores how crises may have an impact on the relationship between psychological wellbeing and employee performance. This study employs a quantitative approach. It relies on data collected from a sample of 286 employees working in local and multinational organizations and is analyzed using SPSS. Results show that self-acceptance and personal growth has a positive impact on employee performance; also positive relations at work has positive relation on contextual performance.
Recommended Citation
Tarhini, Abbas; Balozian, Puzant; Chedrawy, Charbel; and Khazal, Ahmad, "Exploring the Societal Impact of the Economic Crisis in Relationship with Employee Psychological Wellbeing and Employee Performance" (2023). MENACIS 2023. 10.
https://aisel.aisnet.org/menacis2023/10