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| Rethinking Crisis as Expected: Stakeholder Leadership in Navigating Ethical Dilemmas and Avoiding Polycrises. By Menghwar, Prem Sagar;Homberg, Fabian;Zaidi, Zafar;Alam, Ashar Journal of Business Ethics. Feb2026, Vol. 203 Issue 4, p687-704. 18p. Abstract :Extant literature on crises and crisis management is predominantly based on the assumption that crises are unexpected events. However, in the past two decades, we have noticed crises arrive continually, and experts have warned that we are prone to a range of crises, including climate change, migration, industrial incidents, and other crises of financial, cyber, reputational, social, and political nature. These recurring crises and warnings mean considering all crises as unexpected events is illusory and can lead organizations into polycrises, or systems of multiple, interconnected crises. We conducted a 17-month longitudinal case study on a nonprofit health care organization that faced the COVID-19 pandemic. We found that organizational leadership considered the crisis as an expected event, which helped the organization avoid purposeful ignorance and unintentional actions that could exacerbate a crisis or even develop into a polycrisis. Our study contributes to literature in three ways. First, it illustrates the dimensions of expected crises and their underlying ethical dilemmas. Second, we explain that organization`s purpose has a crucial role in helping leadership navigate ethical dilemmas during a crisis. Third, we identify three characteristics of stakeholder leadership: enfranchising new leaders, facilitation, and sharing in operational work. Our findings and framework offer three implications: (1) embrace an expected crisis, (2) emphasize purpose to navigate ethical dilemmas, and (3) adopt stakeholder leadership instead of centralized leadership. | ||
| FEDERAL TELEWORK: Social Security Administration Needs a Plan to Maintain a Workforce with the Skills Needed to Provide Timely Service. By Locke, Dawn G. GAO Reports. 1/23/2026, pi-63. 68p. Abstract :The article focuses on the need for the Social Security Administration (SSA) to develop a strategic human capital plan to maintain a skilled workforce capable of providing timely services, particularly in light of recent changes in telework policies. Following the end of the COVID-19 pandemic emergency, telework usage decreased significantly across three federal agencies, including the SSA, which reported that staff were leaving for positions with more telework flexibility. The report highlights that while telework was an important recruitment and retention tool, the SSA is at risk of skills gaps due to its inability to retain staff amid increased workloads and a lack of qualified applicants. The article recommends that the SSA update its human capital plan and evaluate its telework program to identify and address any issues affecting agency performance. | ||
| Amazon Gears Up to Ax Thousands More Corporate Employees. By Soper, Spencer;Day, Matt Bloomberg.com. 1/22/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p. Abstract :The article focuses on Amazon.com Inc.`s plans to lay off thousands of corporate employees as part of an effort to streamline its operations. The layoffs are set to begin as early as next week and follow a previous announcement of 14,000 job cuts made a few months prior. Amazon`s corporate workforce, which consists of around 350,000 employees, is expected to see further reductions as the company continues to identify areas for efficiency improvements. The layoffs are reminiscent of earlier cuts that affected approximately 27,000 employees in late 2022 and early 2023. | ||
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