ABSTRACT

The COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdowns and restrictions taken by African governments to mitigate the spread of the virus have adversely affected the lives of people, health systems, organizations, society, and national economies. In this special issue, we take the initial steps in providing a broad overview of the effects of the pandemic and the management implications for Africa. We further present six studies that provide preliminary investigations into the impact and responses of individuals, organizations, and nations. The studies focus on the effects of the lockdowns in making sense of societal inequality through social class and race, how cultural orientation and strategic responses affect pandemic outcomes, how the pandemic engenders innovation and entrepreneurship, strategic responses of firms and performance, experiences of and prospects for management education post-COVID-19, and how the pandemic has affected artisanal small-scale miners and mining communities. The Special Issue invites management scholars to undertake further research to improve our understanding and management of the pandemic for the benefit of all Africans.

摘要

COVID-19大流行以及非洲政府为缓解病毒传播而采取的封锁和限制措施，对人民，卫生系统，组织，社会和国民经济的生活产生了不利影响。在本期特刊中，我们采取了初步步骤，对流感大流行的影响及其对非洲的管理影响进行了广泛的概述。我们进一步介绍了六项研究，这些研究提供了对个人，组织和国家的影响和应对措施的初步调查。这些研究集中在通过社会阶级和种族理解社会不平等方面的封锁效应，文化取向和战略对策如何影响大流行的结果，大流行如何产生创新和创业精神，企业对战略和绩效的战略响应，COVID-19之后的管理教育的经验和前景，以及该流行病如何影响手工小型采矿者和采矿社区。特刊邀请管理学者进行进一步研究，以增进我们对大流行的了解和管理，以造福所有非洲人。