Thriving Or Surviving? the Role of Mindsets in Times of Crises: Evidence From the Covid-19 Pandemic

We conducted qualitative interviews to examine differential responses among service business owners/employees to the COVID-19 pandemic, with some seeing the crisis as enhancing, and others viewing it as debilitating. These findings improve our understanding of the role of mindsets in driving responses among businesses and their employees during crises.



Citation:

Ross Murray, Xiaojing Sheng, and Forrest Morgeson (2021) ,"Thriving Or Surviving? the Role of Mindsets in Times of Crises: Evidence From the Covid-19 Pandemic", in NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49, eds. Tonya Williams Bradford, Anat Keinan, and Matthew Matthew Thomson, Duluth, MN : Association for Consumer Research, Pages: 899-899.

Authors

Ross Murray, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Xiaojing Sheng, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Forrest Morgeson, Michigan State University



Volume

NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 49 | 2021



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