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Management response to COVID-19

COVID-19 represents an enormous challenge for the social sciences
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Since the outbreak of coronavirus, Management faculty, students and alumni have contributed to the discussion on COVID-19 and offered their expertise and thoughts on the current and future impact it will have on society.

COVID-19 represents an enormous challenge for the social sciences to help governments and non-governmental organisations respond to the economic and societal consequences of the pandemic.

Below is a collection of insights from our Management community: 

Managing extraverts in the time of COVID-19 - Ben Abbate, Executive Global MSc in Management alum.

Coronavirus: The end of the office? - Esther Canonico, LSE Fellow.

LSE graduates help African businesses survive coronavirus - EGMiM graduates Drew von Glahn and Elisabeth Prager.

Post-coronavirus: Through the IER lens - Carola Carlesi and Havishyan Thakral, MSc Human Resources and Organisations students.

Coronavirus: LSE alum developing COVID-19 vaccineLeading in the face of a global pandemicAct early, be paranoid: How the CEO of a medical research company tackled COVID-19 - Renzo DiCarlo, Executive Global MSc in Management alumnus.

Social stewardship: The key to organisational resilience during a crisis like COVID-19 - Niranjan Janardhanan, Assistant Professor of Management.

Britain’s response to coronavirus is reminiscent of response to Spanish FluHofstede’s legacy and separate national responses to the COVID-19 crisis - Tania Jain, LSE Fellow.

COVID-19: Why strong leaders who communicate effectively will save lives; Diverse workforces hold the skills needed for businesses to survive - Karin King, LSE Fellow.

 Why leaders face many challenges in post-crisis world - Hyun-Jung Lee, Assistant Professor of Employment Relations and Organisational Behaviour.

How working from home is impacting women - Connson Locke, Professorial Lecturer in Management.

How is the rapid deployment of digital technologies during the COVID-19 crisis transforming healthcare? - Ela Klecun, Assistant Professor of Information Systems at LSE's Department of Management and Shirin Madon, Associate Professor of Information Systems at LSE's Department of Management.

Conquering coronavirus - Hiranya Malik, MSc Human Resources and Organisations student.

Studying and finding motivation during a pandemic - Dragana Pivić, MSc Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation student.

Will remote working digital infrastructures become the norm? - Carsten Sørensen, Associate Professor (Reader) of Information Systems and Innovation.

 COVID-19 and your quarantined workforceRemote working: Here to stay? - Leslie Willcocks, Professor of Work, Technology and Globalisation.

Coronavirus: Could biometric ID cards offer the UK a lockdown exit strategy?COVID-19 rapid evidence review: Exit through the app store?; Contact tracing, data and privacy: Technological choices in response to COVID-19What must we consider if proof of COVID status is to help reopen the economy - Edgar Whitley, Associate Professor (Reader) of Information Systems.

Where next for the gig economy and precarious work post COVID-19?Putting the emphasis on leadership in a disrupted world - Elaine Yerby, Senior Lecturer in Practice.