Business continuity beyond COVID-19: Lessons learned and the ‘illusion of preparedness’

Tracy Hall
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Tracy Hall: Wolf & Company, P.C., USA

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2022, vol. 16, issue 1, 45-52

Abstract: The COVID-19 pandemic has forced organisations to react swiftly to an evolving crisis and find creative solutions in real time. In a relatively short period, remote access, employee hardware requirements and flexible work schedules have significantly raised people’s expectations regarding what constitutes a ‘normal’ level of preparedness. However, have organisations capitalised on the lessons learned from the event to improve operational practices and business opportunities, or has the situation merely created an illusion of preparedness? This paper describes the incredible strides made over the last two years before exploring the key lessons that have been overlooked and discussing the potentially misleading sense of readiness that threatens to prevail.

Keywords: pandemic planning; COVID-19; preparedness; business continuity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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