Finalists: Essay contest on historical lessons for managers who are trying to cope with the impact of COVID-19
A Call for Submissions for the Essay contest on historical lessons for managers who are trying to cope with the impact of COVID-19 came out at the beginning of April. The committee has reached a decision and t he results of the contest process have been made available. Social scientists from different disciplines have used a wide variety of theoretical lenses and data sources to try to understand the COVID-19 crisis and to give actionable advice to policymakers, business leaders, and other decision-makers. In late March, an international committee of business historians organized a fast-response essay contest to see whether historical research could provide guidance at this time. Today, we announce the winners of this contest. https://www.historylessonscovid.org/ContestResults We received forty-one papers. These papers were first reviewed by a sub-committee of the Scientific Committee to determine which were suitable for publication online. We have decided to publish just se...