The power of shared positivity: organizational psychological capital and firm performance during exogenous crises

Ann-Christin Grözinger (), Sven Wolff (), Philipp Julian Ruf () and Petra Moog ()
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Ann-Christin Grözinger: University of Siegen
Sven Wolff: University of Siegen
Philipp Julian Ruf: University of Siegen
Petra Moog: University of Siegen

Small Business Economics, 2022, vol. 58, issue 2, No 5, 689-716

Abstract: Abstract This study examines the influence of organizational psychological capital on the performance of small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) during crises. We argue that SMEs use their intangible resources to cope with difficult situations such as the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, we investigate how organizational psychological capital impacts performance and creative innovation through such intangible resources, namely, organizational citizenship behavior, solidarity, and cooperation. Methodologically, we combine structural equation modelling and regression analysis on a dataset of 379 SMEs. Our results support the notion that organizational psychological capital positively influences creative innovation of SMEs and thus performance during crises. Our research contributes to the organizational behavior literature by showing that psychological resources of SMEs can strengthen performance in times of crisis and help to prepare for future ones.

Keywords: Crisis; Individual psychological capital; Organizational psychological capital; Performance; Creativity; Organizational citizenship behavior; L20; L25; L26 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00506-4

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