A Pandemic Is Dynamic: Viewing Covid-19 Through An Adaptation Lens

In the focal article, the pandemic is predominantly treated as a moderating factor that changes the environmental context for employees and organizations (a notable exception is the dynamic treatment of stress during the pandemic);the term adaptation was mentioned only once in the entire manuscript (regarding the effect of paid leave on family adaptation) [ ]to complement their proposal and advance understanding of the influence of COVID-19 and potential future pandemics on organizational behavior, we suggest that researchers adopt a more temporal lens, conceptualizing pandemics as major change events to which entities must adapt Adaptation has been defined in terms of cognitive, affective, motivational, and behavioral modifications that are made in response to the demands of a new or changing environment or event (Baard etal , 2014) [ ]adaptation refers to the process of adjusting to challenges, whereas adaptability is used to refer to the inherent ability of an entity to adjust, and adaptive outcomes refer to the consequences of adaptation—for instance, in terms of performance or well-being (Maynard etal , 2015) [ ]this complexity is likely to change over time both due to exogenous forces as well as in response to actions taken by the entity itself, which may reduce or increase the complexity it faces (Haerem etal , 2015) [ ]we want to point out that disruptive events also provide opportunities for innovation and changing the status quo