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yang, Y., Khatibi, A., & Tham, J. (2025). The impact of employee-oriented social responsibility on enterprise resilience mediated by employee psychological capital among small and medium enterprises. Environment and Social Psychology, 10(4), ESP-3647. https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i4.3647

The impact of employee-oriented social responsibility on enterprise resilience mediated by employee psychological capital among small and medium enterprises

Yang yang

1 Hefei Technology College, Hefei, 230012, China 2 Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, 40100, Malaysia

Ali Khatibi

Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, 40100, Malaysia

Jacquline Tham

Post Graduate Centre, Management and Science University, Shah Alam, 40100, Malaysia


DOI: https://doi.org/10.59429/esp.v10i4.3647


Keywords: employees; social responsibility; enterprise resilience; psychological capital

Abstract

In recent years, people have become increasingly interested in paying attention to employees' corporate social responsibility, while the resilience of enterprises, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, has also received increasing attention. The purpose of this study is to explore the impact of employee oriented social responsibility initiatives on enterprise resilience, as well as the mediating role of employee psychological capital. To achieve this goal, we collected data from employees of small and medium-sized enterprises. The article collected a total of 826 valid samples and conducted impact analysis using SPSS and AMOS software.The results showed that employee-oriented social responsibility enhances enterprise resilience for small and medium-sized enterprises, and employee psychological capital plays a mediating role between employee-oriented social responsibility and enterprises resilience

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