Der Einfluss des Organisationsklimas auf die Einhaltung der COVID-19 Richtlinien: Ein moderiertes Mediationsmodell
Zusammenfassung der Projektergebnisse
Organizations influence their employees’ behavior in a wide range of areas. But can organizations affect how strictly employees adhere to COVID-19 guidelines? Building on organizational climate research, we hypothesized that an organizational climate that values safety and health in times of the pandemic increases employees’ adherence to COVID-19 guidelines both at work and in private life. The main goal of our project was to test this hypothesis. By adopting a social psychological lens, we proposed a new moderated mediation model which provides a thorough understanding of how organizational climate promotes adherence to COVID-19 guidelines. We hypothesized that the effect of organizational climate on adherence to guidelines is mediated by the perception of COVID-related social norms. We also predicted that this mediation is moderated by climate strength (i.e., the degree of within-unit agreement of climate perceptions) and by organizational identification. Climate strength was proposed to moderate the relationship between organizational climate and the perception of COVID related norms such that the relationship is stronger at higher levels of climate strength. The importance of organizational identification, the second proposed moderator, can be derived from social identity and self-categorization theory. We predicted that the relationship between the perception of COVID related norms and adherence to COVID-19 guidelines is stronger the more employees identify with their organization. In the course of our project, we ran four longitudinal studies. The results of these studies are summarized below. In general, our moderated mediation model was partially supported. First, our results provide longitudinal evidence for the hypothesis that an organizational climate that values safety and health in times of the pandemic increases both employees’ adherence to COVID-19 guidelines and employees' COVID-19 vaccine readiness. Second, our results demonstrate that the relationship between COVID-19 safety climate and adherence to COVID-19 guidelines was mediated by social norms. Third, organizational identification, but not climate strength, moderated this relationship. Fourth, in the United States, we found that the relationship between COVID-19 safety climate and employee COVID-19 vaccine readiness was more pronounced for Republicans than for Democrats. From a practical perspective, the results of our project highlight the role of organizations as a vital part in future-proofing the world against pandemics.
Projektbezogene Publikationen (Auswahl)
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The effects of organizational climate on adherence to guidelines for COVID-19 prevention. Social Science & Medicine, 292, 114622.
Hubert, Philipp; Abdel, Hadi Sascha; Mojzisch, Andreas & Häusser, Jan Alexander
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Organizations affect their employees' vaccine readiness: A self‐perception theory perspective. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 15(4), 1603-1618.
Roswag, Malte; Häusser, Jan A.; Abdel, Hadi Sascha; Hubert, Philipp & Mojzisch, Andreas
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Political Affiliation as a Moderator of the Relationship between Organizational Climate and COVID-19 Vaccine Readiness. Center for Open Science.
Roswag, Malte; Häusser, Jan A.; Abdel, Hadi Sascha; Hubert, Philipp & Mojzisch, Andreas
