2021
DOI: 10.1080/23322373.2021.1878809
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Responding to COVID-19: Insights from African firms

Abstract: The severity of the COVID-19 pandemic is underscored by its systemic distortion of socioeconomic and political agendas around the world. It has disproportionately affected fragile states, and has exposed economies with inefficient safety nets. In this article, we contend that while the uncertainty occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has been devastating for many African firms, the situation has also given rise to new entrepreneurial opportunities. We draw on three cases from Africa (one multinational corporati… Show more

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“…The Impact of COVID-19 on Firms' Strategies Firms faced many challenges while adapting to the pandemic, Some of the main challenges included significant economic uncertainty, with many businesses struggling to operate and some of them collapsing (Barber et al, 2021;Akingbade, 2021 Kong, 2021), whileCOVID-19 led to layoffs (Gashi et al, 2021;Namatovu and Larsen, 2021) and reduced hours for many workers. Moreover, the COVID-19 crisis disrupted global supply chains and reduced demand and operations (Akingbade, 2021;Dwivedi et al, 2020), making it difficult for businesses to obtain the materials and products they needed to operate, which reduced sales (Nucu, 2020).…”
Section: Literature Review Covid-19 Pandemic Crisismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Impact of COVID-19 on Firms' Strategies Firms faced many challenges while adapting to the pandemic, Some of the main challenges included significant economic uncertainty, with many businesses struggling to operate and some of them collapsing (Barber et al, 2021;Akingbade, 2021 Kong, 2021), whileCOVID-19 led to layoffs (Gashi et al, 2021;Namatovu and Larsen, 2021) and reduced hours for many workers. Moreover, the COVID-19 crisis disrupted global supply chains and reduced demand and operations (Akingbade, 2021;Dwivedi et al, 2020), making it difficult for businesses to obtain the materials and products they needed to operate, which reduced sales (Nucu, 2020).…”
Section: Literature Review Covid-19 Pandemic Crisismentioning
confidence: 99%
“…As a result, firms shifted to remote work which posed many challenges for businesses, including ensuring that employees had the necessary technology and infrastructure to work from home, and maintaining productivity and communication. However, some firms struggled to adapt to digital solutions and remote work (Namatovu and Larsen, 2021). Regarding health and safety concerns, businesses had to implement new health and safety measures to protect their employees and customers from the virus.…”
Section: Literature Review Covid-19 Pandemic Crisismentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The Impact of Coronavirus Pandemic on the Iraqi Economy professions and depends on their daily income without any source of income that could support their family, on the other hand, these measures deepened the crisis in the Iraqi economy (Namatovu & Larsen, 2021).…”
Section: The Emergence Of the Corona Pandemic And Its Impact On Iraqmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A pandemic offers threats, as well as opportunities, for entrepreneurial activities, but decisions made in a hurry could be destructive for entrepreneurs [3,7]. Of course, strategies to survive, grow, or diversify in a pandemic will depend on the availability of the resources, particularly skills and finances.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%