Personality traits and bricolage as drivers of sustainable social responsibility in family SMEs: A COVID?19 perspective

Motivated by the social and environmental challenges resulting from COVID-19 pandemic, this research examines influence of “big five” personality traits; extroversion, agreeableness, openness, conscientiousness, neuroticism on sustainable responsibility with a mediating role bricolage. We collected empirical evidence 245 family-owned SMEs. The results indicate that traits do not directly responsibility, although (except extroversion) Moreover, we found open, conscious, agreeable personalities indirectly contribute to bricolage as mediator. Our findings encourage enterprises focus those during crises (especially COVID-19) empower people effectively manage existing resources (e.g., bricolage) protect their stakeholders. Family-owned SMEs need assign resource utilization tasks family members having because these kinds have high capacities for