Humanistic Crisis Management

Lessons Learned from COVID-19

2023, 343 Pages, Hardcover ISBN978-3-031-04251-5
Publishers: Palgrave Macmillan
Series: Humanism in Business Series

Integrates humanism and business philosophy with practical crisis management in response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Provides numerous, context-rich descriptions, caselettes and patterns to better understand COVID-19.
International contributors discuss current events in the first-of-its-kind humanist text on the Covid crisis.

This book aims at catalyzing our learning from the COVID-19 crisis. Numerous studies have emerged confirming that during the COVID-19 pandemic, crisis management has been far from holistic. Progress previously made towards sustainability has in many cases been reversed and global inequality has grown. This volume scrutinizes the crucial role of businesses in the lived experience of the COVID-19 pandemic and calls for a new goal system in business, establishing human dignity as the ultimate outcome of sound business.

Part of the Humanism in Business Series, this book brings together a group of international experts to consolidate the lessons to be learnt from the pandemic and how it was handled. It explores the foundations of the crisis, before focusing on selected sectors and regions for analysis and, finally, drawing conclusions according to the principles of humanistic crisis management. It will be of great interest to scholars and students of business ethics, as well as policy-makers, professionals and all those who practice humanistic management.

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Front Matter
Pages 1-1

Introduction to the Learning Journey
Pages 3-18

The Need to Reconceptualize Humanistic Management in Light of Covid-19
Pages 19-47

Economic and Psychological Consequences of the COVID-19 Crisis for Working Mothers
Pages 49-69

COVID-19's Media Crisis and the Passing Loss of Care for the Elderly in China
Pages 71-83

Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Entrepreneurs in the Informal Sector in Developing Economies
Pages 85-96

Selected Sectors and Regions
Front Matter
Pages 97-97

COVID-19 Pandemic, Nonprofit Organizations, and Virtue: Flourishing during the Crisis
Pages 99-117

Promotion of Public Health or Digital Dictatorship? The Use of Digital Technologies for Crisis Management during COVID-19 and their Impact on Civil and Political Rights
Pages 119-138

COVID-19 Reportage in Nigeria: Digital Media Ethics, Viral Lies, and Lessons Learned
Pages 139-162

The COVID-19 Pandemic in Africa: Losers and Gainers
Pages 163-178

Re-imagining Social Impact for Economics in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from COVID-19
Pages 179-193

Paradoxical Chinese Government Leadership in Handling the COVID-19 Crisis
Pages 195-212

Levers
Front Matter
Pages 213-213

Reflecting and Learning in Lockdown: Leadership Approaches to Crisis Management
Pages 215-243

Designing a Resilient Power Structure for Your Organization and Celebrating What Worked: An Eye-Opening Reflection on COVID-19
Pages 245-254

Integrating Politics with Administrative Capabilities in Curbing the COVID-19 Pandemic in Nigeria: The Humanistic Perspective and Lessons
Pages 255-265

Local Embeddedness, Community, and Generativity: Building New Management Models in Post-COVID-19 Era
Pages 267-292

The Role of Social Entrepreneurship in Community Recovery and Development in the Post-COVID-19 Pandemic Period
Pages 293-319

The Possibility of "Bouncing Beyond” Today's Crises to a Flourishing World
Pages 321-334

Learning from the COVID-19 Crisis and Conclusions for Humanistic Crisis Management
Pages 335-340

Back Matter
Pages 341-343