Although COVID-19 is, understandably, the focus for most businesses, the disruption caused by the virus will not cause the threat from other hazards, such as natural disasters, to disappear. Erika Weisbrod looks at how COVID-19 may impact the response to natural disasters and highlights some areas that organizations need to consider.
Extreme flooding events in some US coastal areas could double every five years if sea levels continue to rise as expected, a study published in Scientific Reports suggests.
While the world is focused on fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, scientists from the Singapore University of Technology and Design are warning that it is important not to lose sight of the causes of the pandemic. They suggest that COVID-19 is ‘more than just a virus, but rather a symptom emerging from something much deeper
As retrenchments continue to cloud the foreseeable future of businesses worldwide, new research from the University of South Australia, the University of Melbourne and RMIT, indicates that some businesses will fare better than others - and it's all dependent on their type of human resource management (HRM) system.
A new business alliance has been formed which aims to help find new, faster ways of supporting the response to COVID-19 and subsequent global recovery. The alliance, Emer2gent, will share data and expertise ‘to build economic resilience and innovate for a better tomorrow’.
Organizations need to be aware of a phenomenon called ‘panic working’ amongst employees who are working from home due to the COVID-19 restrictions says Dr. Ali Fenwick, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Hult International Business School in Dubai.
When natural disasters strike a city or town, the local impacts can be devastating, but these events also have ripple effects that can be felt in distant cities and regions - even globally - due to the interconnectedness of the world's urban trade networks.
Businesses must implement a policy of trust rather than surveillance and monitoring when managing remote teams through the COVID-19 pandemic, according to insight from talent acquisition specialist, Guidant Global.
Dominic Irvine has spent 20 years working from home. Here he builds on this experience to offer advice for how to ensure that yourself and your team maintain business as usual while working at home.
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