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Measures Taken by Small And Medium Size Organizations to Manage Performance During Covid Crisis Effectivel


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1 Student, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
2 Associate Professor, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
     

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The value of ensuring an effective management plan for an organisation during a crisis cannot be overemphasised, since it dictates the continued existence of the organisation and averts the possibility of closure of its work process. Its significance lies in the detection, whether from the internal or external environment, of the possible causes of the crisis, as well as the development of an efficient crisis management mechanism that will assist organisation to manage the crisis situation. The study aims to identify the factors that define effective performance management measures during Covid crisis scenario with respect to small and medium size IT and non-IT organizations.It was found that factors that influence the performance during work from home situation are Task and Time Management and the Rewards and Recognition

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Crisis Management, Performance Management, Covid Crisis, IT, Non-IT
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Authors

A. Suresh
Student, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
K.R. Vigneshwar
Student, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
R. G. Priyadarshini
Associate Professor, Amrita School of Business, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Abstract


The value of ensuring an effective management plan for an organisation during a crisis cannot be overemphasised, since it dictates the continued existence of the organisation and averts the possibility of closure of its work process. Its significance lies in the detection, whether from the internal or external environment, of the possible causes of the crisis, as well as the development of an efficient crisis management mechanism that will assist organisation to manage the crisis situation. The study aims to identify the factors that define effective performance management measures during Covid crisis scenario with respect to small and medium size IT and non-IT organizations.It was found that factors that influence the performance during work from home situation are Task and Time Management and the Rewards and Recognition

Keywords


Crisis Management, Performance Management, Covid Crisis, IT, Non-IT

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