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Marge Täks, Head of the Department of Management and lecturer at Estonian Business School, has faced many changes in her life: among others switching from the corporate world to a career in academia. Nevertheless, after returning from holidays in India in March 2020 (which was also the first time she did not take a laptop with her to a journey), she could never have imagined how different the world was, to which she was now returning, and not the same anymore.

The article by IMTA alumni Wolfgang C. Amann (HEC Paris, Qatar) and Shiv Tripathi (IIHMR University, India) builds an argument why companies must act with greater responsibility at the time of crisis. Theme introduction is followed by critical economic forecasts by international agencies, with further analysis of the implication and justification of the case for moral responsibility and solidarity by private sector.

ABIS – The Academy of Business in Society has published a toolkit that provides an easy to use and experience-based resource to increase the effectiveness of virtual meetings.

As of 1 May 2020, CEEMAN Board member Gregor Pilgram will become new Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer of Generali Versicherung as well as Generali Group’s Country Manager in Austria. Sincere congratulations!

Evaluating the performance of Riga Technical University (RTU) in the implementation of the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (CNG) 17, RTU is ranked 101-200 in the highest-ranked group of universities and thus becoming also the most highly rated of the four Latvian universities in the ranking «The Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020».

You are kindly invited to read the article written by Dr. Jun Chen on the topic of Keeping a close eye on the cash conversion cycle: the laws of survival for small and mid-sized enterprises and some policy suggestions during mid-late stage of the COVID-19 epidemic. Dr. Jun Chen is the Head of Accounting and Finance Department and Full Professor of Accounting at School of Management, Zhejiang University, China.

Today there is much discussion among universities about how the education system will look like after such a crisis. Simply transitioning to full online learning is already a great challenge for educators. The Ukrainian Catholic University has succeeded in reconfiguring, but it has not been easy.

In a special session on April 1, the ACBSP Board of Directors voted unanimously to transition ACBSP Conference 2020 to a virtual conference, to be held June 22-24. The in-person conference had been scheduled to take place June 26-29 at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile.

Nowadays smartphones offer a great alternative to traditional cameras. They are light, mobile and allow you to create content from your home, office or any location in the world. The online course Smartphone Video for Content Creators will empower you with the skills of mobile video and photography and inspire you to tell your story, teach a skill and deliver your message. We will make sure you have fun on your journey of content creation.

You are kindly invited to read the latest update on CEEMAN events and activities from our President Danica Purg.