Managers of micro-sized enterprises and Covid-19: impact on business operations, work-life balance and well-being
The aim of this study is to identify how managers of micro-sized enterprises experience the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their business operations, work-life balance and well-being. Further, the study aims to make comparisons between managers of micro-sized businesses and managers of small-siz...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:21630f1b84954aaf8086e3d76074ac58 2023-05-15T15:08:43+02:00 Managers of micro-sized enterprises and Covid-19: impact on business operations, work-life balance and well-being Stig Vinberg Peter Danielsson 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1959700 https://doaj.org/article/21630f1b84954aaf8086e3d76074ac58 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1959700 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2021.1959700 https://doaj.org/article/21630f1b84954aaf8086e3d76074ac58 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 80, Iss 1 (2021) managers of micro-sized enterprises self-employed well-being health rural area covid-19 Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2021.1959700 2022-12-31T15:14:03Z The aim of this study is to identify how managers of micro-sized enterprises experience the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their business operations, work-life balance and well-being. Further, the study aims to make comparisons between managers of micro-sized businesses and managers of small-sized businesses. This mixed-method study is based on qualitative interviews with ten managers of micro-sized enterprises and a questionnaire answered by 95 managers of micro-sized and small-sized enterprises in regions in the north of Sweden. Managers of micro-sized enterprises reported significantly worse scores for mental well-being, job satisfaction and life satisfaction in comparison with managers of small-sized enterprises. Three themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: Changed leadership role, Impact on private life and Impact on well-being. In the interviews, the managers of micro-sized enterprises reported that the pandemic had increased their workload and forced them to mobilise strategies for enterprise survival. This study indicates that managers of micro-sized enterprises had changed their leadership role and increased their workload and number of work tasks, including supporting the employees, developing strategies for business survival and applying for governmental support. However, the managers demonstrated creativity in finding new solutions for their enterprises. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health International Journal of Circumpolar Health Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic International Journal of Circumpolar Health 80 1 |
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The aim of this study is to identify how managers of micro-sized enterprises experience the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on their business operations, work-life balance and well-being. Further, the study aims to make comparisons between managers of micro-sized businesses and managers of small-sized businesses. This mixed-method study is based on qualitative interviews with ten managers of micro-sized enterprises and a questionnaire answered by 95 managers of micro-sized and small-sized enterprises in regions in the north of Sweden. Managers of micro-sized enterprises reported significantly worse scores for mental well-being, job satisfaction and life satisfaction in comparison with managers of small-sized enterprises. Three themes emerged from the qualitative analysis: Changed leadership role, Impact on private life and Impact on well-being. In the interviews, the managers of micro-sized enterprises reported that the pandemic had increased their workload and forced them to mobilise strategies for enterprise survival. This study indicates that managers of micro-sized enterprises had changed their leadership role and increased their workload and number of work tasks, including supporting the employees, developing strategies for business survival and applying for governmental support. However, the managers demonstrated creativity in finding new solutions for their enterprises. |
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