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Professionals in all fields are indispensable to make the economy work when societies go through public health crises, natural disasters or catastrophes. Analyzing the studies conducted by various specialists, we notice that a large part of these workers are not willing to work in such…

A sense of security - or the lack of it - essentially determines the quality of life of every human being. Contemporary man, thanks to the digitized reality, has unlimited potential for creating his own existence. Cyberspace is now becoming an inevitable reality of everyday…

The present paper aims to identify the dominant leadership style (autocratic/transactional, democratic/transformational and laissez-faire/liberal) of SME owner-managers from Catalonia, Spain and to analyse how their distribution are influenced by several factors, such as Hofstede’s cultural dimension, the company’s maturity level and the respondent’s gender. At…

This paper explores the application of drones in the Malaysian healthcare supply chain during the COVID-19 pandemic and proposes strategies by identifying issues and challenges faced. A detailed literature review was conducted from a leading database to understand in detail the role of drones as…

Transport companies often obtain differentiated and incomplete information, that obstruct the organization of cargo transport process. This issue is becoming increasingly current during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The article presents the methodology for structuring information resources, used to make the right decisions when organizing transportation…

The paper presents the analysis of quantitative research conducted during first two months of the lockdown caused by Covid-19 pandemic among the sample of (N=189) Polish employees representing youngest work generations (Millennials). Two variables: the sense of security and depression symptoms were statistically controlled via…

The article reveals the problems of development and implementation of chaos management as a tool for strategic analysis of trends in the development of social enterprises in the face of uncertainty of the COVID-19 crisis. The urgency and expediency of introducing a new management methodology…

The Covid-19 pandemic has changed almost every aspect in life, including in business. At the beginning of covid-19 pandemic, many companies issued special communications from their Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) to give assurance to their customers on their commitment and their ability to continue fulfilling…

This practitioner research insight explores how the usage patterns of reports targeted at internal decision-making evolved upon imposing COVID-19 restrictions Europe-wide that led to temporary Home Office conditions in a number of countries. The experiences of a multi-national Facility Management group are discussed. The contribution…

The outbreak of COVID-19 has swept its abrupt impacts in education around the globe.  The higher education institutions in Hong Kong are in no exception.  Instructors of a business subject were given limited time to plan, design, and implement emergent remote teaching, which is a…