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Editorial Introduction: Business Under Crisis—Avenues for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability

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A crisis can devastate an organisation. However, it is important to remember that throughout history, crises have been pivotal in developing societies. Following this line of thought, in this chapter, we explore the possibilities that come with crisis, and how they could contribute towards a more sustainable future. It’s about using the lessons stemming out of a crisis for developing ‘krisis-readiness’ and a long-term operational effectiveness. It’s about prioritising innovation during the crisis to unlock post-crisis growth and sustainability.

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  1. Vice Rector for Faculty and Research, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Demetris Vrontis

  2. School of Business, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Alkis Thrassou, Leonidas Efthymiou & Naziyet Uzunboylu

  3. School of Business Administration, College of Management, Rishon Lezion, Israel

    Yaakov Weber

  4. Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

    S. M. Riad Shams

  5. Department of Accounting and Finance, University of Applied Sciences Crete (T.E.I. of Crete), Heraklion, Greece

    Evangelos Tsoukatos

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  1. School of Business, Univesrity of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Demetris Vrontis

  2. School of Business, Univesrity of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Alkis Thrassou

  3. Sch of Business Admin, Research Unit, College of Management, Rishon LeZion, Israel

    Yaakov Weber

  4. Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia

    S. M. Riad Shams

  5. University of Applied Sciences Crete, Heraklion, Greece

    Evangelos Tsoukatos

  6. University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

    Leonidas Efthymiou

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Vrontis, D. et al. (2022). Editorial Introduction: Business Under Crisis—Avenues for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability. In: Vrontis, D., Thrassou, A., Weber, Y., Shams, S.M.R., Tsoukatos, E., Efthymiou, L. (eds) Business Under Crisis, Volume III. Palgrave Studies in Cross-disciplinary Business Research, In Association with EuroMed Academy of Business. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76583-5_1

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