Virtual Management and the New Normal

This book examines how Human Resource Management and leadership have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, what organizations can learn from this, and how these new experiences could be applied in the “New Normal”.

The editors of this book have compiled the new knowledge that exists around remote leadership and organizational practices, relative to pre-COVID-19 studies, and the experiences learned during the pandemic. Key discussion themes focus on the role of distance in leadership, organizations and HR, the sustainability aspects involved, innovations and knowledge development achieved, the role of digitalization and new requirements and possibilities for management post-COVID-19. The editors conclude by investigating the strategic processes and factors influencing the “New Normal”.

This book will be of great importance for academics, students and practitioners in the fields of Management, Leadership, Human Resource Management, Sustainability, Change Management and CrisisManagement.

Svein Bergum is an Associate Professor in organisation and management at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (HINN), Faculty of Economics and Social Science. He has been a visiting academic at the New York University Interactive Telecommunications Program and has been the leader of research projects financed by the Norwegian and Swedish Research Council on remote leadership and the role of middle managers in digital transformation.

Pascale Peters is Full Professor in Strategic Human Resource Management at Nyenrode Business Universiteit in the Netherlands. She is a member of the editorial board of Tijdschrift voor Arbeidsvraagstukken and involved in Holland Management Review. She publishes on topics including the contemporary and sustainable organization of work, sustainable HRM, work-life balance, and boundary management.

Tone Vold is an Assistant Professor at the Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (HINN), Faculty of Economics and Social Science. Her research is in crisis management studies, as well as music production pedagogics, games-based learning, knowledge management, information technology in higher education and learning, and e-learning.