Navigating Relationship Tensions: Role of Paradoxical Mindsets and Response Repertoires in Managing Employee–Organization Relationships During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Ganga S. Dhanesh, Hilke Steenkamp, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, United States of America, College of Communication and Media Sciences, Zayed University, PO Box , Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Management Communication Quarterly

Published online on December 03, 2025

Abstract

Management Communication Quarterly, Ahead of Print.
Situated within an interpretive approach, this study examined senior corporate executives’ discursive construction of tensions encountered while managing employee-organization-relationships (EORs) over remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic and the ...