This open access book provides a comprehensive look at the pluses and minuses of leadership in times of an unparalleled crisis, such as the COVID-19 global pandemic. It examines the COVID-19 crisis in terms of psychodynamics, crisis management, and especially from the standpoint of complex, messy systems. It analyses how leaders need to think and act differently to cope better with—unfortunat…
This Open Access book examines many of the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic through the distinctive lens of civility. The idea of civility appears often in both public and academic debates, and a polarized political climate frequently leads to allegations of uncivil speech and behaviour. Norms of civility are always contested, even more so in moments of crisis such as a global pandemic…
Pandemi global COVID-19 telah melahirkan kegamangan tata kelola penanganan dihampir semua negara, terlepas dari apapun tingkat kemajuan ekonomi dan teknologi serta karakter politiknya. Sistem manajemen krisis standar kehilangan relevansi, memaksa pemerintah mengambil kebijakan yang cenderung trial and error. Indonesia menghadapi tantangan serupa. Situasi ini diperparah dengan adanya politisasi …
Penyakit COVID-19 telah menimbulkan kepanikan pada masyarakat dunia dan ditetapkan oleh WHO sebagai kejadian pandemik. Sangat diperlukan penjelasan tentang penyakit coronavirus yang mudah diterima oleh pasien, keluarga, dan masyarakat berdasarkan kepustakaan ilmiah yang ada, untuk mengurangi kepanikan dan memberi pengetahuan cara mencegah penyakit ini. Buku ini merupakan rangkuman referensi …
Penyajian hasil survei sosial demografi dampak COVID-19 ini menyajikan data dan informasi perubahan perilaku dan keadaan sosial ekonomi responden survei. Penyajian statistik tambahan (additional statistics) ini bertujuan untuk memberikan informasi kepada para pemangku kepentingan, guna menyusun perencanaan serta langkah-langkah cepat dan strategis dalam menghadapi pandemi ini, baik itu untuk pe…
COVID-19 is the most significant global crisis of any of our lifetimes. The numbers have been stupefying, whether of infection and mortality, the scale of public health measures, or the economic consequences of shutdown. Coronavirus Politics identifies key threads in the global comparative discussion that continue to shed light on COVID-19 and shape debates about what it means for schola…
This open access book is geared towards providing insights and stimulating new thinking about the changing nature of services, service work and workers, and service experiences during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, particularly focusing on digital service technology. This book serves as a useful resource for business practitioners and academics in the areas of service and human resour…
Which countries are most vulnerable to a virus such as COVID-19? Which countries should take the most stringent precautions to prevent the spread of such a virus? The EIB COVID-19 Economic Vulnerability Index covers countries outside the European Union and helps give us an idea of regions that need the most help. The comprehensive index takes into account risk factors such as the quality of hea…
Risk management is a domain of management which comes to the fore in crisis. This book looks at risk management under crisis conditions in the COVID-19 pandemic context. The book synthesizes existing concepts, strategies, approaches and methods of risk management and provides the results of empirical research on risk and risk management during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research outcome was bas…
Covid-19 has highlighted limitations in our democratic politics – but also lessons for how to deepen our democracy and more effectively respond to future crises. In the face of an emergency, the working assumption all too often is that only a centralised, top-down response is possible. This book exposes the weakness of this assumption, making the case for deeper participation and deliberation…