Covid-19 has had a profound impact on organizations – with both significant short-term disruptions, as well as consequences to work arrangements that will likely last for decades to come.
This collection of articles considers the impact of Covid on organizations – both in the short and long term as businesses re-open.
Latest articles considering the impact of Covid
Rethinking the office working environment post Covid: Key considerations
This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having your startup team working remotely.
Starting a business in a pandemic: Things to consider
This article explores some key factors to be aware of if you are considering starting a business during the pandemic.
The impact of Covid on organizations: Things likely to change
This article explores some likely long-term impacts of Covid -19 on organizations – from remote work to the impact on consumer buying behaviors.
Rethinking the office working environment post Covid: Key considerations
This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having your startup team working remotely.
Starting a business in a pandemic: Things to consider
This article explores some key factors to be aware of if you are considering starting a business during the pandemic.
The impact of Covid on organizations: Things likely to change
This article explores some likely long-term impacts of Covid -19 on organizations – from remote work to the impact on consumer buying behaviors.
Further articles considering remort work
Top 5 Tips for Setting up a Home Office
This article explores the top five things to consider when setting up a home office – ensuring both productivity and a pleasant environment.
Hybrid work: Incorporating working from home and working from the office
This article explores options involved in hybrid work – key considerations involved when determining how to organize both in-person and at-home work.
Working from home as an entrepreneur: Advantages and disadvantages
This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having a home office and working from home as an entrepreneur
Top 5 Tips for Setting up a Home Office
This article explores the top five things to consider when setting up a home office – ensuring both productivity and a pleasant environment.
Working from home as an entrepreneur: Advantages and disadvantages
This article explores the top benefits and disadvantages of having a home office and working from home as an entrepreneur
Hybrid work: Incorporating working from home and working from the office
This article explores options involved in hybrid work – key considerations involved when determining how to organize both in-person and at-home work.
Preparing for changes in your environment
What is the PESTEL Framework: Understanding how the broad macro-environment impacts firms
This article examines the broad macro-environment factors that can impact organizations and how to analyze each dimension of the framework.
Contingency planning your startup
This guide explains contingency planning – or what-if analysis – illustrating the importance of planning for contingencies at your startup.
The difference between the PESTEL and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks
This article explores the key differences between the PESTEL and Porter’s Five Forces frameworks.
Contingency planning your startup
This guide explains contingency planning – or what-if analysis – illustrating the importance of planning for contingencies at your startup.
Analyzing changes to your firm’s external environment
Why is it so important to monitor changes to a firm’s broad macro environment – and how do you go about monitoring it? This article looks at the importance of monitoring environmental changes.
Examples of ecological factors in the business environment
What is meant by ecological factors in the PESTEL framework? This article explores some common ecological factors that businesses need to be aware of.
The benefit of PESTEL analysis: Increasing firm success
This article examines the importance for managers to recognize trends in their firm’s broad environment, and why the PESTEL framework is so useful in identifying these trends.
What is the PESTEL Framework: Understanding how the broad macro-environment impacts firms
This article examines the broad macro-environment factors that can impact organizations and how to analyze each dimension of the framework.
The difference between political and legal components of the PESTEL framework
This article explains the difference between the political and legal components of the PESTEL framework.
Manufacturing overseas: Important PESTEL considerations with overseas operations
This article explores some of the most important things to consider when considering overseas manufacturing – political, economic, social, technological, ecological, and legal considerations.
What is a firm’s macro environment?
This article explores the macro-environment that companies operate in – including the different parts of the environment that companies operate in.
Applying what-if analysis to your supply chain
What-if analysis (contingency planning) is an important analysis to perform to ascertain the extent to which your supply chain is susceptible to various disruptions, and how you would handle disruptions should they arise.