What If We Have to Live with COVID-19? The Mediating Effect of Self-Entertainment for Sustaining Employees Performance

Abstract

Purpose- There is a significant relationship between COVID-19 and employees performance. The fear of coronavirus negatively impacts an employee's performance. After multiple months of regular schedule work system, all of a sudden infection rate goes high. Thus, what will happen if we have to live with coronavirus and how organizations can sustain their employee's performance with fear of living with coronavirus? This study intended to identify Self-Entertainment (SE)'s mediating effect in the relationship between COVID-19 and Stress with Sustainable Employee's Performance (SEP).

Design/Methodology- It is quantitative research in nature. Total of 100 were responses collected through online survey questionnaires and analyzed with IBM SPSS 25 to identify the effects of SE.

Findings- COVID-19 and Stress have been proven to negatively impact SEP and SE as a mediator as the ability to minimize the negative impact of COVID-19 and Stress on SEP. Based on the discussion of the findings has been provided. Limitations and future recommendations have been offered to researches to study further in this area.

Practical Implication- Organizations, employers, employees and individual will get a process to relieve stress and more focused on their daily task.