The impact of economic crisis on occupational stress and counterproductive behavior in a food and beverage restaurant chain from Romania

Abstract

This research is focused on showing the economic crisis impact on a food and beverage restaurant chain from Romania. Therefore, the economic crisis had a positive impact on the counterproductive behaviour of employees by reducing absenteeism and the missing hours from the schedule. Moreover, overload work as effect of the employee's fear of being fired led to a worrying change in their physical and psychological health and to a reduced work satisfaction. Consequently, organizations must give assistance and support to their employees in order to feel as little as possible the effects of the economic crisis. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd.