Abstracts
Abstract
This paper introduces the special issue on the topic of the New Normal of Organizations. It begins by positioning the New Normal concept within the extensive literature in management, outlining central historical milestones in its emergence and its relationship to crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic in particular. Second, based on the insights derived from the four accepted papers and the recent debates in the literature, we construct three main contributions to management theory concerning the New Normal: the Normal as a proto-institution, the New Normal as an opportunity to rethink resilience, and the role of technology in crafting the New Normal.
Résumé
Cet article présente le numéro spécial consacré au thème de la nouvelle normalité des organisations. Il commence par situer le concept de nouvelle normalité dans le vaste corpus de la littérature sur le management, en retraçant les étapes historiques majeures de son émergence et en mettant en évidence son lien avec les crises, notamment la pandémie de COVID-19. Ensuite, sur la base des enseignements tirés des quatre articles acceptés et des débats récents dans lalittérature, nous formulons trois contributions principales à la théorie du management concernant la nouvelle normalité : la normalité en tant que proto-institution, la nouvelle normalité entant qu'opportunité de repenser la résilience et le rôle de la technologie dans l'élaboration de la nouvelle normalité.
Resumen
Este artículo presenta el número especial dedicado al tema de la nueva normalidad de las organizaciones. Comienza situando el concepto de nueva normalidad en el amplio panorama de la literatura sobre gestión, esbozando los hitos históricos fundamentales de su aparición y su relación con las crisis, incluida la pandemia de COVID-19 en particular. En segundo lugar, basándonos en las ideas derivadas de los cuatro artículos aceptados y en los debates recientes en la bibliografía, elaboramos tres contribuciones principales a la teoría de la gestión en relación con la nueva normalidad: la normalidad como protoinstitución, la nueva normalidad como oportunidad para repensar la resiliencia y el papel de la tecnología en la configuración de la nueva normalidad.
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