Author Description

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. Wolfgang Amann is Professor of Strategy and Leadership and Academic Director at HEC Paris, Qatar. He has been designing, directing and teaching in high-end executive education programs worldwide for more than two decades. Agata Stachowicz-Stanusch is Professor of Management at Canadian University Dubai, UAE. She is the Chair of Research of the UN PRME Middle East Chapter. Shiv K Tripathi is Vice Chancellor at Atmiya University, India. He is also Humanistic Management Network India Chapter Lead. Shiban Khan is Assistant Professor at the University of Doha for Science and Technology, Qatar. She specialises in strategic management, with special focus on HR management, multicultural management and corporate sustainability. Ernst von Kimakowitz is co-founder and Director of the Humanistic Management Network, founder of the Humanistic Management Center and a senior research fellow at the University of Lucerne, Switzerland.