Complex times, complex time: The pandemic, time‐based theorizing and temporal research in management and organization studies
Journal
Journal of Management Studies
ISSN
0022-2380
1467-6486
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2021
Author(s)
Abstract
The Covid-19 pandemic brings time to the foreground as a multidimensional force that pervades diverse phenomena. For example,‘flattening the curve’–the key crisis management strategy pursued by many governments–is about slowing down the spread of the virus so that hospitals gain time to ramp up capacities and to heal patients without overflowing. Stimulus programs are about bridging the time between the pre-and post-pandemic pace of economic activity, because the virus is slowing down large parts of the global economy. Time is also of the essence in the development, production, and distribution of vaccines, complex tasks permeated by questions of timing (‘When will vaccines be available?’), pacing (‘How fast can people get vaccinated?’), and sequencing (‘In what order should people be vaccinated?’).
The pandemic also brings to light diverse experiences of time. For some, rushed rhythms of busy …
The pandemic also brings to light diverse experiences of time. For some, rushed rhythms of busy …
Language
English
Keywords
complexity
Covid-19
entrainment
plurality
temporality
temporal patterns
temporal research
time
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Volume
58
Number
5
Start page
1411
End page
1415
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