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Crisis Management and Leadership: A Search for Competencies in SMEs

Authors : Marina Järvis, Karin Reinhold

Published in: Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

The current chapter focuses on leadership competencies during crisis management, particularly in SMEs. In order to better understand how SMEs are dealing with the crisis, the concept of SME is described. Based on the literature review, the crisis management model with crisis management practices for SMEs is presented. Afterwards, the core crisis leadership competencies are discussed and different perspectives are presented. Based on previous researchers and several theoretical approaches, we propose conceptual framework for leadership activities, responsibilities and tasks during crisis time.

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Metadata
Title
Crisis Management and Leadership: A Search for Competencies in SMEs
Authors
Marina Järvis
Karin Reinhold
Copyright Year
2022
Book
Crisis Management for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-91726-5

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-91727-2

Copyright Year: 2022

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-91727-2_6

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