Surely the COVID-19 pandemic bears many risks, but solutions to grand societal challenges will never be easy. The time may be now ripe to spearhead the transition toward a more inclusive, environmentally responsible and resilient economy.
What exactly is written in the fine print? How accurately is the risk modelled? How big are the payouts to investors? How quickly are the funds disbursed?
Given the inconsistency and the need to generate insights to understand how religion affects organisations, we select one of the most religious countries in the world – Nigeria – to examine the link between religion and corporate governance.
Faith is a social fact that is underexplored in studies at the intersection of business and society. As it is oftentimes quite contentious, it is almost a taboo topic.
The usefulness and surveillance aspects of these apps are tightropes for app-developing organizations. Voluntary use, depersonalization of data and easy opt-out features of these apps might not fully help contain COVID-19, but are essential for the long-term because the absence of these would result in negative reputation and new lawsuits.
Practices that respond to the systemic nature of problems and the necessary solutions can serve as a beacon and call for action to all multinational companies in commodity industries and beyond.
Unprecedented examples of solidarity action to protect workers in the value chain are underway in the international cacao industry, which can serve as an example for other industries.
Big companies have engaged in unprecedented ways to keep up supplies of essential products during the crisis. However, most of their actions focus only on their operations in Europe and North America, and neglect a critical group of stakeholders.
As a service industry highly reliable on global mobility, the tourism industry is confronted with the essential question: how to assure the continuity of business operation in times of international travel disruptions?
While religion is seen as a taboo subject in organizational research and management practice, it still plays a significant role in the vast majority of societies.
