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Book SynopsisGlobalization, Political Economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times is a product of the 5th Emerging Markets Inspiration Conference (EMIC) at Stockholm University during May 14-15, 2020. The purpose of the book is to arrive at a holistic understanding of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on politics, economies, business, and society in a globalized world.
The scientific community acted swiftly to study COVID-19 and its various possible societal correlations. This edited collection contributes to the growing literature on COVID-19 through a multidisciplinary approach by addressing both macro and micro issues from both local and global angles in both critical and self-critical tones.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. Globalization, Political economy, Business and Society in Pandemic Times; Tony Fang and John Hassler
Part I Globalization, Political Economy and Society in Pandemic Times
Chapter 2. From Vulnerability to Sustainability? The Enforced Cooling down of an Overheated World; Thomas Hylland Eriksen
Chapter 3. The Political Economy of Covid-19; David Zilberman
Chapter 4. Macroeconomic Perspectives on the Corona Crisis; John Hassler
Chapter 5. Human Rights: Four Lessons from the Pandemic in a Post-pandemic World; Hans Ingvar Roth
Chapter 6. Prosperity and Disease: Lessons from History; Richard Grassman
Chapter 7. Covid-19 and its Impact on Medical Research and Society; Qiang Pan-Hammarström
Part II Industry and Business Strategy in Pandemic Times
Chapter 8. Thinking strategically during the Global Pan(dem)ic; Klaus E. Meyer
Chapter 9. Post-Covid Debates in Global Strategy; Mike W. Peng and Nishant Kathuria
Chapter 10. The Effects of COVID-19 on Tourism in Nordic Countries; Sigbjørn Tveteraa and Jinghua Xie
Chapter 11. Global Value Chain Strategies before and after the Pandemic Crisis: The Case of Volvo Cars; Claes-Göran Alvstam and Tony Fang
Part III Leadership and Human Capital in Covid-19 Pandemic
Chapter 12. Sweden’s Covid-19 Strategy from a Leadership Perspective: Importance of Trust and Role Models; Maria Fors Brandebo
Chapter 13. The Dual role of Trust in Creative Global Virtual Teams: Implications for Leadership in Times of Crisis; Lena Zander, Oliva Kang, Audra I. Mockaitis, and Peter Zettinig
Chapter 14. Human Capital Mobility in Developing Countries under the Pandemic Times: Losses or Opportunities?; Mariia Shagalkina and Marina Latukha
Chapter 15. At the Crossroads: International Student Exchanges during the Covid-19 Pandemic; Y. Elizabeth Wang
Part IV International Relations and International Business in an Emerging Bifurcated World
Chapter 16. China’s Diplomatic Offensive and Rivalry with the US in response to Covid-19; Sam Suisheng Zhao
Chapter 17. The New Challenges in the Emerging Context of Global Decoupling; Peter P. Li
Chapter 18. The EU–Japan Strategic Partnership Agreement: A Tool to Tackle the COVID-19 Crisis and Other Global Issues?; Patrik Ström, Marie Söderberg, and Åsa Malmström-Rognes
Part V Covid-19 and New Research Agenda
Chapter 19. Covid-19 and International Business; Ilan Alon and Vanessa Bretas
Chapter 20. New Configurations of the IB theories: Dynamic response to the Environmental Challenges; Andrei Panibratov, Liana Rysakova, and Yunxin Luo
Chapter 21. A Cross-cultural Research Agenda in the time of Covid-19; Rosalie L. Tung
