1st Edition

Emerging Business Trends and Management Practices Lessons from the Pandemic

Edited By Himanshu Rai, Mubashir Majid Baba, Mansi Babbar Copyright 2023
466 Pages 17 Color & 40 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

466 Pages 17 Color & 40 B/W Illustrations
by Apple Academic Press

This book explores the dramatic changes that have occurred in the business environment due in part to the phenomenal impact on societies and economies around the globe that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic. It presents emerging trends, strategies, management practices, opportunities, and challenges faced by business leaders, managers, and administrators. The volume touches on myriad issues,... Read more

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2. Challenges of Women Entrepreneurs’ Pre- and During-COVID-19: Recommendations for the New Normal Using DEMATEL Approach

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3. Evaluating Consumer Behavior for Wine during Pandemic and Its Implications for Marketers

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4. Diagnosing the Psychosocial Effects of COVID-19 Among the Working Population

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5. Psychosocial Impact of Crisis on Employees and Managers During the Pandemic Crisis: A Global Insight on Building a Sustainable Emotional Culture

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6. Understanding the Role of Remote Work Arrangements on Employee Knowledge-Hiding Behavior

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7. Pandemic Problems: COVID-19 and Firm Performance in India

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8. Trends in Consumer Behavior Induced by COVID-19: Insights from India

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9. The Phenomena of Liquor Sales during the COVID Pandemic in India

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10. Management of Psychosocial Risks at Workplaces Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

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11. Influencer Marketing during COVID-19: A Narrative Review

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12. Study on the Relationship between Fear of COVID-19 and Psychological Distress: Sense of Coherence as a Mediator

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13. ISM Modeling of the Factors Impacting Growth of Women Entrepreneurship during COVID-19

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14. A Paradigm Shift in the Indian Health Insurance Industry during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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15. Ensuring Undisrupted SCM in the Pandemic Through Collaborative Partnership

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16. The Shadow of "Zoom Fatigue" in Academia during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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17. Work-Life Balance of Academicians during the Pandemic

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18. Communication and Management Strategies during the COVID Crisis: An Indian Perspective

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19. Challenges and Strategies in Managing Employees’ Work Life Balance during COVID-19

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20. Revamping Economic Priorities during the Pandemic COVID-19 Outbreak: A Perspective on Food and Employment

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Biography

Himanshu Rai, PhD, is the Director of the Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Indore, India. He is the Dean at MISB Bocconi (India Campus of Bocconi, Milan) and Professor at the SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.The author of many books and research articles, he also worked eight years at Tata Steel, India, where he played a pivotal role in developing quality systems and communication policy. Prof. Rai has trained over 20,000 professionals, both in the private sector as well as in government. He provides strategic consultancy to the Government of India in areas of restructuring, strategic HR management, and employee development. An expert in interpersonal negotiation, he conducts training programs and workshops for executives as well as bureaucrats around the world.

Mubashir Majid Baba, PhD, is a faculty member at the Department of Management Studies at the University of Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dr. Baba has two books to his credit and has published papers in national and international journals and has also presented papers at international conferences. He is also a columnist for various newspapers, writing on topics in business management.

Mansi Babbar is Assistant Professor at the University of Delhi, India. She has authored books and published papers in international journals and has presented her research at national and international conferences. Her writings on critical issues in national newspapers and magazines. She was also invited as evaluator and coordinator by the Government of India for national-level events.