Post-Pandemic Economy, Technology, and Innovation: Global Outlook and Context

Coronavirus has dramatically changed the world as we knew it in many diverse ways. This new volume explores the impact of the pandemic on many aspects of life and work, including the global economy, entrepreneurship and innovation, intellectual property laws, agriculture, healthcare, teaching and education, marketing strategies, banking mechanisms, travel and tourism, and science and technology. The book looks at how virus outbreak has highlighted and emphasized the role of technological innovation as an essential connector as international borders were shuttered, and commercial activity was disturbed at an unprecedented scale.

The information shared here will help healthcare providers, business administrators, and policymakers in many fields and occupations to navigate and manage the changes and impacts of the pandemic in their various roles.

Samina Yaqoob is a PhD Researcher of Management Sciences at the Dr. Hasan Murad School of Management (HSM), University of Management and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan. She has published three book chapters with Springer and Elsevier and has many articles in journals indexed in Scopus.

Arwa Abdulkreem AL-Huqail, PhD, is a Distinguished Associate Professor in Ecology (since 2021) in the Department of Biology, College of Science at Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She has more than 26 years of experience in university teaching and research and is also an environmental and community service activist. She has published many journal papers and has organized, participated in, and attended many workshops and scientific meetings. She was formerly Vice Dean of the College of Science for Community Service and Environmental Development, Vice Dean of Development and Quality at the Community College, and Adviser to the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture and the National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification.

Fakhra Aziz, PhD, is a tenured Associate Professor and Head of STEM Education at the Lahore College for Women University, Pakistan. She has a decade of experience in teaching and research. She regularly presents at national and international conferences and participates in webinars and training sessions to share her research. A strong believer in the power of positive thinking in the workplace and in the empowerment of women, she has a number of publications focusing on genderbased issues related to leadership, new trends in educational leadership, and technology assistance for leadership in national and international journals. Dr. Aziz is Editor of the Journal of Arts and Social Sciences and a member of editorial boards of many national and international journals.