Pandemics: Implications for research and practice in industrial and organizational psychology

By C. Rudolph, B. Allan, Malissa A. Clark, Guido Hertel, A. Hirschi, Florian Kunze, Kristen M Shockley, Mindy K. Shoss, Sabine Sonnentag, H. Zacher. Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2020

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Abstract Pandemics have historically shaped the world of work in various ways. With COVID-19 presenting as a global pandemic, there is much speculation about the implications of this crisis for the future of work and for people working in organizations. In this article, we discuss 10 of the most relevant research and practice topics in the field of industrial and organizational psychology that will likely be strongly influenced by COVID-19. For each of these topics, the pandemic crisis is creating new work-related challenges, but it is also presenting various opportunities. The topics discussed herein include occupational health and safety, work–family issues, telecommuting, virtual teamwork, job insecurity, precarious work, leadership, human resources policy, the aging workforce, and careers. This article sets the stage for further discussion of various ways in which I-O psychology research and practice can address the issues that COVID-19 creates for work and organizational processes that are affecting workers now and will shape the future of work and organizations in both the short and long term. This article concludes by inviting I-O psychology researchers and practitioners to address the challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 head-on by proactively adapting the work that we do in support of workers, organizations, and society as a whole.

Subfields: Economics and Econometrics, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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Examining the Predictors of Resilience and Work Engagement during the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021, background): “With the aid of relevant collaborative tools, employees can quickly move to home office settings and communicate virtually to complete their work tasks [54].”
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Leading and Working From Home in Times of COVID-19: On the Perceived Changes in Leadership Behaviors (2021, background): “This anxiety seems to be exacerbated by the external threat of the COVID-19 crisis (Kniffin et al., 2021; Rudolph et al., 2020), especially for lower-level managers.”
Impact of Perceived Organizational Support on OCB in the Time of COVID-19 Pandemic in Hungary: Employee Engagement and Affective Commitment as Mediators (2021, background): “[32], studying the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the organizational behavior of foreign or migrant workers is one of the most significant topics for future studies because these employees are more likely to perceive inequalities and are more vulnerable to the health and economic effects of the ”