Volume 19, No. 4, 2022
Exploring The Post-Disaster Conceptual Impact And Its Effect On Employee Performance
T.S.Karthik Babu , A.Balamurugan
Abstract
Disaster refers to an unexpected, calamitous event that severely interrupts the functioning of the society at large and results in environmental, material, human, and economic losses that outdo the society’s capability to cope utilizing its resources. Disasters are grouped into two main categories, including manmade and natural disasters. The ferocity and frequency of recent natural disasters have led to an increased need for disaster-related research in order to mitigate risks.The purposive of this study was two-fold. First, the study sought to determine how the conceptual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have influenced employee performance. Secondly, it sought to determine some of the coping techniques that individual employees and companies can embrace to improve employee performance. The study adopted a qualitative research design and use of secondary data. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the collected data. The study's findings revealed that the psychological outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic affects the employees' mental health and performance, increases employee absenteeism, and reduces job satisfaction among the employees. Consequently, this reduces the performance of the employees. The identified coping mechanisms include theprovision of training workshops, promoting supportive work relationships, team building exercise, pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy, progressive muscle relaxation, and diaphragmatic breathing.
Pages: 572-577
Keywords: Disaster, Psychological impacts, COVID-19 Pandemic, Coping Strategies.