Women’s Entrepreneurship, Health-Related Crisis, and a Gender-Sensitive Crisis Management Model for Sustainable Development

Purpose This study aims to develop a holistic and dynamic model that governs the various relationships among the critical factors of crisis management from a stakeholder perspective in the context of China’s COVID-19 epidemic outbreak. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from 731 textual sources, and the text mining technique identified the themes of a holistic crisis management model. Then, content analysis was applied to reveal in-depth insights into the themes. Findings From a stakeholder perspective, the model comprises six elements: political environment, economic environment, technology, social environment, health and science and international relationships, which relate significantly to four procedural actions: prevention, response, recovery and adaptation. The overlapping stages and situational dynamic mechanisms of the process are another two new major findings of this study; learning and preparing are threaded throughout the whole dynamic process. Practical implications Hospitality stakeholders are advised to collaborate under the guidance of the dynamic crisis management model and adopt high-technology tools for the industry’s recovery management. Developing a new business model and marketing strategy is a useful approach to face similar crisis management challenges in the future. Originality/value This paper fills an existing research gap by presenting a health-related crisis management model that can be used to evaluate the dynamic process of collaborations among stakeholders in coping with external challenges forced upon the hospitality industry.

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Using social media in hotel crisis management: the case of bed bugs

Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology ◽

10.1108/jhtt-08-2014-0036 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 102-112 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Bingjie Liu ◽

Lori Pennington-Gray ◽

Louisa Klemmer

Keyword(s):

Social Media ◽

Crisis Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Economic Loss ◽

Management Model ◽

Health Crisis ◽

Content Type ◽

Bed Bug ◽

Health Related ◽

Response And Recovery

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide greater insights into the-state-of-the-art in crisis management and aid in better response to health-related crises, with a specific focus on the hotel industry. This study extends the tourism crisis management model to include social media, concerning the role of monitoring and responding. Design/methodology/approach – This study enhances the classic 4R (readiness, reduction, response and recovery) crisis management model to include social media for hotels facing a bed bug crisis and/or other health-related crises. Findings – This paper discusses the use of social media at different phases of managing a bed bug crisis, which include risk reduction, readiness, response and recovery. Recommendations are also provided for hotel managers to combat health-related crises that are fought out on social media. Practical implications – Social media has helped to bridge the communication gap between customers and hotels. Bed bug infestations are a growing health crisis, and they have obtained increasing attention on social media sites. Without managing this crisis effectively, bed bug infestation can cause economic loss and reputational damages to hotel properties, ranging from negative comments and complaints, to possible lawsuits. Thus, it is essential for hoteliers to understand the importance of social media in crisis communication, and to incorporate social media in hotels’ crisis management plans. Originality/value – This study serves as one of the first attempts in the hospitality field to offer discussions and recommendations on how hotels can manage the bed bug crisis and other crises of this kind by incorporating social media into their crisis management practices.

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Women’s Entrepreneurship and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Academy of Management Proceedings ◽

10.5465/ambpp.2020.10267symposium ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2020 (1) ◽

pp. 10267

Author(s):

Sara Alshareef ◽

Haya Al-Dajani ◽

Gry Agnete Alsos ◽

Amanda Brickman Elam ◽

Karen D. Hughes ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

United Nations ◽

Sustainable Development Goals ◽

Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽

Development Goals ◽

The United Nations ◽

Women's Entrepreneurship

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Love as a Hidden Gender Resource in Chinese Immigrant Women’s Entrepreneurship

OMNES The Journal of Multicultural Society ◽

10.15685/omnes.2010.05.1.1.1 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Angeline Low

Keyword(s):

Chinese Immigrant ◽

Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽

Women's Entrepreneurship

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Women and Entrepreneurship – Albanian Case

European Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies ◽

10.26417/ejms.v1i1.p249-253 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 249

Author(s):

Anna Xheka

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Gender Gap ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Special Focus ◽

Full Time ◽

Men And Women ◽

Women’S Entrepreneurship ◽

Part Time ◽

Women's Entrepreneurship ◽

The Difference

Women’s entrepreneurship is a powerful source, regarding to the women’s economic independence and empowerment, as well as regarding employment generation, economic growth and innovation, development and the reduction of poverty as well as one of the terms of gender equality. This poster presents the situation of women's entrepreneurship in Europe in comparative terms, with special focus in Albania. The paper has a descriptive nature. Describes three different plans in comparative terms; the representation of men and women in entrepreneurship, the representation of women in entrepreneurship in different countries of Europe and of Europe as a whole, as well as compare to gender quota. Through the processing of secondary data from various reports and studies, this poster concludes that although that the gender equality goal is the equal participation of men and women in all sectors, including the entrepreneurship, in this sector, gender gap it is still deep. Another significant comparative aspect, it is the difference between full and part –time women entrepreneurship. While in full time entrepreneurship in a convince way, men are those that dominate, in part time entrepreneurship clearly it’s evident the opposite trend, women's representation is much higher. It’s very interesting the fact, that the women’s entrepreneurship in Albania, presented in a significant optimistic situation, ranking in the second place, after Greece in the European level

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