Organizational communication in times of crisis and psychological experience of hospital staff: Case of hospitals in Morocco

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الإصدار الخامس عشر: 15 يناير 2024
من مجلة العلوم الإنسانية العربية

Organizational communication in times of crisis and psychological experience of hospital staff: Case of hospitals in Morocco

AMJAHED Hicham ALOUAFA Jamal & Mohamed Bendahan
Abstract

Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the world has witnessed a digital revolution that has transformed the way information are broadcast and consumed. This rapid evolution was accompanied by an “infodemic” (Beaulieu, 2019), a transformation of workplaces (Lulli LG, 2021)and difficulties in managing information flows (Bendahan & Nader, 2020). In this scientific article, we examine the communication strategies adopted by hospital structures as they are perceived by staff, highlighting their psychological and professional experiences throughout the crisis period. The results of the study carried out among hospital staff (n=200) demonstrate that the perception of communication strategies is generally positive for 78.56% of participants (M=1.85). The assessments of the staff interviewed as for the effect of this communication on the psychological experience and on the management of professional tasks have a positive trend respectively (M=2.15) and (M=1.86)

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