When the Crisis Becomes an Opportunity: The Role of Women in the Post-Covid Organization

This edited volume analyzes how the COVID-19 crisis could be transformed into opportunities for those organizations that correctly interpret the change, adapt their strategies accordingly, and increase their chances of success in a post-pandemic scenario. Through this lens, the female role and contribution to recovery are analyzed and discussed in the economic, financial and social context.

Even if many aspects set the COVID-19 crisis apart from the latest global financial crises - such as the unusual shutdown of businesses in specific sectors, social distancing regulations, and general uncertainty sparked by the pandemic - the challenges facing all organizations in the current recovery phase can present an opportunity for extraordinary growth and development in Europe. The focus of the contributions gathered here is not on ＂counting＂ the damages and losses but rather on monitoring the recovery and on emerging instruments to support national and global economic recovery, while paying special attention to women’s role in it.

Paola Paoloni is full professor at Sapienza University, Faculty of Economy, in Rome (Italy), where she teaches business administration and strategic decisions. Her research interest includes general management, financial reporting, female entrepreneurship, and intellectual-based management. She is the head of Ipazia, scientific observatory on gender studies.

Rosa Lombardi is associate professor of accounting and business plan at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). She is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Digital Culture and Electronic Tourism as well as associate editor and editorial board member of several high-quality scientific journals. Her research interests and scientific publications mainly cover financial and non-financial information, sustainability accounting, intellectual capital, ethics and corruption prevention models, entrepreneurial universities, and management control.