Abstract
The acute phase of the COVID-19 crisis exacerbated the need for managerial skills of agricultural managers, provoked another wave of discussion on content of managerial competencies in times of crisis, and revealed a significant research gap. The main goal of our study is to identify the impact of competencies of agricultural crisis managers on the performance of employees in the acute phase of the crisis, when the performance was influenced by their subjective perception and evaluation of their working conditions, satisfaction and safety. We used statistical mediation to examine the connections and deeper relationships between several variables. The hypothesis of dependence between competencies of crisis management and performance of employees, mediated by information sharing, teamwork and cognitive diversity, has been confirmed. Partial mediation has been identified, when only part of the effect is mediated by the mediator variables, however the substantial one. The remaining, smaller part is transmitted directly. Employees’ performance in an acute crisis phase can be influenced by competent crisis management and enhance its effect through information sharing and teamwork support. The cognitive diversity of crisis management did not prove significant in our study. The emphasis is on consistency and the resulting sense of security and safety.
Highlights
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Slovakia in early March 2020 and pointed to the fact that, like health care, a steady supply of agricultural products is essential for the smooth handling of such a crisis
We found that the relationships expressed by steps A and B are significant in the case of two mediating variables, confirming the existence of statistically significant positive correlations between information sharing (M1) and competencies of crisis management (X) and between teamwork (M2) and competencies of crisis management (X)
The indirect effect is significant, which means that the effect of competencies of crisis management (X) on the performance of agricultural employees (Y) through measured information sharing and teamwork has been statistically confirmed
Summary
The COVID-19 pandemic hit Slovakia in early March 2020 and pointed to the fact that, like health care, a steady supply of agricultural products is essential for the smooth handling of such a crisis. In addition to solving production problems, they had to deal with sales, with human resource management, with the ability to make effective decisions, strategically plan, lead people in a way that ensures feelings of security, trust and safety, communicate or share information. Their primary aim was to ensure optimal working conditions for their employees, who could subsequently fulfill their obligations to customers. Agricultural enterprises have been forced to take all possible measures to ensure the safest possible performance of employees and to fulfill critical tasks in securing food supplies. According to Sheth [2], the best way to survive the current crisis is to learn from the past where multigenerational relationship with different stakeholders saved companies
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