1st Edition
Economic Resilience and Pandemic Response
The Covid-19 pandemic upended our social and economic lives. Lockdowns forced firms to implement health and safety protocols, employees to work from home, and businesses of all sorts to close. Even as lockdowns eased, the landscape of work, commerce, leisure and education was irrevocably transformed. While in many ways life has returned to normal, many of the changes wrought by the pandemic are here to stay. This book presents research on these transformations, examining how the economy and society were impacted.
Organizing different aspects of the pandemic into individual chapters, the book examines issues such as financing structures, liquidity, profitmaking, investment, financial security, and market valuation, among other topics. Reflecting deep research as well as an extensive review of the literature, each chapter provides not just theoretical and empirical insight but also a set of policy recommendations to insure against similar crises in the future. Encompassing a range of case studies, it outlines strategies for dealing with the manifold challenges of today’s business environment. The book showcases the development of particular sectors over the course of the pandemic, and as such, serves as a valuable study, enabling a comprehensive analysis of topics ranging from economics to social dynamics. It provides a deep understanding of this unique period's wide-ranging challenges and transformations and underscores the central economic concern of the pandemic's effect on economic security, a topic discussed throughout several chapters. Furthermore, it includes a discussion on the broader scope of “polycrisis".
This volume was designed to appeal to a wide range of readers interested in economics, management, regional studies, and related fields.
Introduction: Understanding the Pandemic's Impact Part I: Impact of COVID-19 on Public Services and Organizations 1. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to public services in Poland 2. Digital transformation of organizations in uncertain conditions using the example of selected enterprises in Poland: Stages, principles, effects Part II: Economic and Financial Implications 3. The COVID-19 pandemic and the financial security of blue chips in Poland 4. Maturity of Process Owners in Crisis Management Part III: Social and Organizational Aspects 5. Adapting corporate social responsibility for resilience: Driving financial performance, risk, and value creation for banks 6. Organizational commitment and organizational climate in the context of COVID-19 7. Changes in enterprise markets in Poland and Ukraine during the COVID-19 pandemic 8. Regional resilience to the COVID-19 pandemic 9. Shared mobility in the uncertain conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic: Functioning, management, business models, opportunities, risks, and challenges Part IV: Industry-Specific Insights 10. Supply Chain Disruptions and Adaptations 11. COVID-19's impact on the construction industry 12. Consumer resilience to product innovation in conditions of uncertainty 13. Real Estate Industry: Challenges and Adaptations 14. Import Dependence and Machine Industry 15. Patent activity of biotechnological and pharmaceutical companies during the Covid-19 pandemic 16. Analysis of changes in the productivity of fuel companies in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic Part V: Financial implications 17. Tax reduction strategies for organizations in the COVID-19 era 18. Consumer boycott in conditions of uncertainty: Empty slogan or a determinant of the client's capital and the value of the company? 19. Value management process for users of streaming platforms: Determinants and Developments during and after the Covid-19 pandemic 20. Investment activity of enterprises during the COVID-19 pandemic
Biography
Agnieszka Rzepka is a Professor in the Department of Economics and Economic Management, Faculty of Management, Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
Artur Paździor is Professor and Head of the Department of Finance and Accounting, Faculty of Management, Lublin University of Technology, Poland.
