Speaker Bio
Prof Dominic Elliott is the Dean of Business and Creative Industries, at the University of the West of Scotland, leading an exciting array of arts, business, law and media subjects.
Previously, he spent 16 years at the University of Liverpool where he was the Paul Roy Professor of Strategic Management. Dominic has more than twenty years’ experience in the industry, combining research, publishing and practice. His interest is in how organisational success is achieved and, on the downside, how organisations deal with minor and major interruptions that are an inevitable part of life. With extensive teaching in the areas of strategy, marketing and crisis, his approach to research is grounded in protecting knowledge assets and the value adding elements of organisations.
Dominic has published widely in many highly ranked journals and was the founding editor of the Academic Journal – Risk management: An International Journal. He has taught 'Strategic Management' and 'Crisis Management' on a variety of Executive MBA programmes, across Europe, USA, Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
Event Summary
As the Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on organisations globally, now more than ever, it has become imperative for leaders to possess qualities and expertise to lead organisations through crises. The pandemic has created opportunities for organisational innovation and creativity and leaders must be able to take advantage of these opportunities for survival.
In this session, Dominic will engage in a crisis management discourse that is informed by theory and practice. The importance of managing crisis in these unprecedented times of great risks and threats will be discussed.
This is an Online Event. To get access to the link for the 'Improving organisational sustainability in response to crisis: Lessons for future pandemics' seminar, please register here.
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If you are interested in joining or would like more information, please contact seminar coordinator, Dr Christian Harrison: christian.harrison@uws.ac.uk