The reciprocity of perceived organizational support and employee engagement in SMEs during the COVID-19 pandemic

  1. Vera Ferrón Vílchez
  2. María Eugenia Senise Barrio
  3. Rocío Llamas Sánchez
Revista:
Small Business International Review

ISSN: 2531-0046

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 8

Número: 1

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

This paper examines the reciprocal relationship between perceived organizational support (POS) and employee engagement within small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the COVID-19 pandemic. During this crisis, a positive association was observed: SMEs that committed to their employees tended to see a corresponding engagement from their employees. To assess how performance influenced this relationship, the study also explored whether this reciprocal pattern varied with different levels of business performance—decreased, unchanged, or improved—relative to pre-crisis economic performance. An empirical analysis was conducted on a sample of 114 SMEs from the Andalusian region (Spain) using a regression model with mediating effects. The findings reveal that reciprocity between POS and employee engagement was evident during the pandemic and was particularly strong among SMEs belonging to the sub-sample with negative economic results.

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