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Organizational Behavior
Technology in the Pandemic: Recreate the Office or Repurpose It?
Eliana Crosina and Beth Schinoff
Organizational Behavior
How to Sustain Your Organization’s Culture When Everyone Is Remote
Jennifer Howard-Grenville
Leading Change
New Leadership Challenges for the Virtual World of Work
Alec Levenson and Patrick McLaughlin
Organizational Structure
Dynamic Networks Improve Remote Decision-Making
Abdullah Almaatouq and Alex “Sandy” Pentland
Organizational Behavior
Sustaining Employee Networks in the Virtual Workplace
Daniel Z. Levin and Terri R. Kurtzberg
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Crisis Management
Disrupted and Stronger: Looking In and Looking Out
Managers can reenergize their businesses by leading with authenticity and grace during moments of crisis.
Eliana Crosina
Ethics
Ethics or Compliance in a Crisis?
Companies offering aid in a crisis must clarify the ethical and legal ramifications of their actions.
N. Craig Smith and Piergiorgio Pepe
Customers
As Stores Reopen, Which Customers Are Most Likely to Return?
Which retail customers will return to in-person shopping as the economy reopens — and why?
Jonathan Knowles et al.
Technology Implementation
Working With Robots in a Post-Pandemic World
Despite advances in automation, good people and good techniques remain essential to manual work.
Matt Beane and Erik Brynjolfsson
Financial Management & Risk
Boosting Business Value by Reducing COVID-19 Transmission Risk
Risk mitigation is an important new priority for business operations during the pandemic.
Seth G. Benzell et al.
Organizational Behavior
The Pandemic’s Lessons for Managing Uncertainty
Four team management practices have been key to navigating the initial pivot to virtual workplaces.
Lynda Gratton
Organizational Structure
Five Strategies Every Leader Must Embrace to Harness Disruption
The ease with which consumers have adapted to rapid change signals a future of more disruption.
Paul Nunes et al.
Marketing Strategy
Is Your Brand Purpose at Risk of Being Obsolete?
Three trending emotional priorities show signs of becoming long-term fixtures in consumers’ collective conscience.
George Carey
Analytics & Business Intelligence
To Fight Pandemics, We Need Better Data
The U.S. needs professional management and leadership of its health data supply chain.
Thomas H. Davenport et al.
Developing Strategy
How to Not Waste a Crisis: Mindfully Manage ‘In-Betweenness’
Strategically guarding against panic, passivity, and impulsivity can help companies cope with uncertainty.