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The COVID-19 lessons learned for business and governance

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  • Mehtap A. Eklund

    (University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (UWL))

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Due to the vast number of countries that have been affected, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has brought about a devastating global financial crisis. This commentary considers the ongoing COVID-19 recession, its global economic impact, the responses from governments, future projections, business and governance lessons learned so far, as well as future research prospects. In doing so, two key questions are considered: what can we draw from this unprecedented ongoing crisis so as not to experience the same scale of pandemic and recession in the future? What did we do wrong and what can be changed for good to reshape our businesses and economies? The author aims to provide key takeaways for resilient and sustainable organizations, corporate governance, and compensation systems.

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  • Mehtap A. Eklund, 2021. "The COVID-19 lessons learned for business and governance," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 1(1), pages 1-11, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:snbeco:v:1:y:2021:i:1:d:10.1007_s43546-020-00029-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s43546-020-00029-2
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    Keywords

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis; Lessons learned; Corporate governance; Future research;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • H12 - Public Economics - - Structure and Scope of Government - - - Crisis Management
    • I18 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Health - - - Government Policy; Regulation; Public Health

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