Learning to Carry the Cat by the Tail
What we know about business response to disasters and how that relates to the COVID-19 crisis
Jennifer Oetzel & Chang Hoon Oh

BlogBy GuestBloggerMarch 26, 2020

Is it possible for businesses to manage such a seemingly “unmanageable” problem as COVID-19? We have been researching multinational enterprises’ responses to natural disasters and political risks for two decades now and the answer is a qualified yes. A key finding of our research is that local knowledge (e.g, community or regional knowledge about available resources…

The Covid-19 Pandemic, Paradox, and Sustainability
Tobias Hahn

BlogBy GuestBloggerMarch 26, 2020

First and foremost, the Covid-19 pandemic is a human tragedy. At the same time, it leads individuals, organizations, and states around the globe to adopt unprecedented measures at breathtaking speed. While all the attention is focused on the crisis, the situation is at the same time highly paradoxical. States such as the UK that have…

Responding to slow onset disasters: the boiling frog syndrome
Jorge Rivera

BlogBy GuestBloggerMarch 26, 2020

  “And outside, the silent wilderness surrounding this cleared speck on the earth struck me as something great and invincible, like evil or truth, waiting patiently for the passing away of this fantastic [human] invasion.”  Joseph Conrad, Hearth of Darkness, 1899     Hope & cooperation or fear & despair: how does humanity respond to…

What can corporations do to help navigate the storm that is COVID-19 ?
Judith Walls & Steve Walls

BlogBy GuestBloggerMarch 26, 2020

In the last week you’ve probably had the capacity of your e-mail Inbox tested with communication from dozens of businesses, each telling you about their response to the COVID-19 outbreak.   The majority of those messages will have told you to “Stay Home, Stay Safe.”   A very small minority will have told you what…

Climate change in the time of corona: That ’s so 2019…
Jonatan Pinkse

BlogBy GuestBloggerMarch 26, 2020

Social media extravaganza To stay productive these days I try not to spend too much time on social media…I’m failing miserably of course. On Twitter many people are worrying about the Coronavirus (COVID-19), blaming others for not doing enough to flatten the curve, or sharing videos of epic Zoom blunders. LinkedIn is used to praise…