COVID-19 and the “Stress By Corona”: A Study from Human Resource Management Perspective by H M R D Kularatne, Scientific Research Journal (Scirj), Volume VIII, Issue VIII, August 2020 Edition

Scirj Volume VIII, Issue VIII, August 2020 Edition
ISSN: 2201-2796

COVID-19 and the “Stress By Corona”: A Study from Human Resource Management Perspective

H M R D Kularatne

Abstract: COVID-19 is the latest precarious catastrophe in which all human beings are suffering physiologically and psychologically. Coronavirus disease which is commonly known as COVID-19 is a deadly respiratory viral infection resulting considerable number of deaths. Following the precautionary ways by World Health Organization, all economies were shut down temporarily and thereby almost every organization is facing a recession. Apart from that, employees are mentally weak with the tension of being affected. It results a number of anxious behaviors. Within this context, it is required to explore the information regards to COVID-19 pandemic with respect to human resource management. Employees experienced a damaged psychological status with the prevailing situation in worldwide. Hence, this paper attempts to gather knowledge about COVID-19 pandemic and its hazardousness, Stress By Corona (SBC) along with several stressors and employee classification on exposure to COVID-19 with the purpose of contributing to existing knowledge body with respect to COVID-19 and human resource management. Method was desk research strategy and this study presented several stressors owing to coronavirus and employees who are at a higher risk and minor risk with COVID-19 pandemic.

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Search Terms: COVID-19, Fear, Stress, Strain, Risk, Human Resource Management

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