STRES MANAGEMENT FOR A GOOD PANDEMIC LIFE IN SMES
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Received
21 September 2021
Revised
27 Octomber
Accepted
09 November 2021
Available Online
15 November 2021
Abstract
SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES ARE VITAL FOR THE ECONOMY. THAT'S WHY IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THEM TO OVERCOME ALL MAJOR OBSTACLES, AND THE COVID PANDEMIC IS ONE OF THESE OB STACLES. STRESS WAS PRESENT IN ORGANIZATIONS AND BEFORE THE PANDEMIC, BUT IT GENERATED NEW STRESSING FACTORS: SOCIAL ISOLATION, FEAR OF ILLNESS, IN ADDITION TO THOSE ALREADY EXISTING: THE UNCERTAIN FROM THE FIELD OF COMPETENCE, TAKIN G OVER TH E RESPONSIBILI TIES OF SICK COLLEAGUES, IMBALANCE CREATED BETWEEN PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE. THE PAPER PRESENTS THE EFFECTS OF THE PANDEMIC COVID -19 ON EMPLOYEES IN SMES BUT ALSO ON ENTREPRENEURS, OWNERS OF THESE SMES, AND SHOWS THE IMPORTANCE OF IMPLEMENTATION STRESS MANAGEMENT IN SMES AND BEYOND (PRINCIPLES ARE AVAILABLE IN ANY ORGANIZATION AND EVEN PERSONAL LIFE ), TO OVERCOME THIS PERIOD IN WHICH WE ARE ALREADY FACING THE FOURTH WAVE OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.
Keywords
COVID-19 PANDEMIC
SME
STRESS
STRESS MANAGEMENT
STRESS FACTORS
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