External Events and Crises That Impact Firms and Other Entities

  • 5h 18m
  • Heather C. Webb
  • IGI Global
  • 2022

Historically, academicians and practitioners have developed various management methodologies and technologies to help business managers deal with challenges in their environments, yet many businesses fail. Thus, these challenges need to be researched closely to overcome business failure. Many of these challenges are external events in which firms must adapt and react. Getting the right adaptation and reaction to these external events depend on whether a firm continues a trend of success or failure. Many companies fail due to their inability to properly respond to crises, whether they be business or organizational crises.

External Events and Crises That Impact Firms and Other Entities showcases the resulting impact of external events such as environmental or health crises on businesses and educational entities. It identifies the strategies businesses use to react to unexpected crises. Covering topics such as financial technology, worker support, and small and medium-sized enterprises, this premier reference source is an excellent resource for business leaders, practitioners, government officials, students and educators of higher education, libraries, researchers, and academicians.

About the Author

Heather Webb is an Assistant Professor of Business at Higher Colleges of Technology, Dubai Men's College where she teaches strategy, entrepreneurship, strategic marketing, project management and other international business courses. She received both her PhD in Management and her MSc in International Business and Emerging Markets (IBEM) from the University of Edinburgh, and her BA in History from the University of Washington. Her research focuses on aspects of strategy, culture, innovation, sustainability, and artificial intelligence. She has successfully published research on mobile payment systems, sectoral system of innovation, Internet of Things, green marketing, and sustainable innovation.

In this Book

  • Global Fintech Market—Recent Performance and the Effect of COVID-19 – Investigating the Impact of the Pandemic in the Financial Technology Sector
  • “Where the Next Meal is Coming From”—Policy Mix to Support Restaurant Workers in the U.S. during the COVID-19 Pandemic
  • A Tale of Two Hyperlocal Family-Run Stores—Targeted Sector Supports for SMEs in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era
  • Supply Chain Strategies for Achieving Resilience in the MSMEs—An Empirical Study
  • Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on SMEs in Singapore
  • The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic—Service Quality in Reviving the United Arab Emirates Hospitality Sector
  • The Impact of COVID-19 on Bank Consumers in the UAE—A Dubai-Based Literature Review
  • Strategies for Growth Adopted by Indian Businesses amid the COVID-19 Crisis
  • Plight of Employees, Migrant Workers, and the Middle Class in India during COVID-19
  • Compilation of References