Handbook of Research on Activating Middle Executives’ Agency to Lead and Manage During Times of Crisis: (Advances in Logistics, Operations, and Management Science)

The role of lead executives is demanding under normal circumstances, but more so during times of institutional crisis. The existence of ongoing internal organizational crises plus crises triggered by external events and shocks requires that leaders and managers be equipped with the tools to manage such crises. Therefore, further study is required that considers the difficulties of leading various organizations as well as best practices for future management. The Handbook of Research on Activating Middle Executives’ Agency to Lead and Manage During Times of Crisis is a comprehensive reference source that offers practical applications, tools, and skills to equip middle leaders to meaningfully participate in crisis management and resolution in institutions for improved outcomes and discusses a multi-pronged framework for building middle leaders’ crisis response efficacies. The book also invites top-tier educational and industry practitioners to reflect on how they have led during times of crisis. Covering topics such as mentoring, coping strategies, and sustainable development, this major reference work is ideal for educational leaders, managers, business owners, human resource professionals, scholars, researchers, academicians, instructors, and students.

About the Author :
Ann-Marie Wilmot holds an EdD and is a lecturer of Educational Leadership and Management at The University of the West Indies, Mona. Prior to this, she served as a Principal Lecturer and Head of the School of Languages and Literatures at Church Teachers’ College, Jamaica. Across her 26 years in the field of education, 17 years is at the higher educational level where she has served in several administrative and leadership roles. School leadership and administration, sustainable development, English Language and Literature are the disciplines in which she has published. Her passion for head of departments’ leadership for teacher development and instructional leadership is strong and in response has designed and implemented professional learning material to this end. Canute Sylvester Thompson holds a PhD in Educational Administration and is Senior Lecturer in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership and Head of the Caribbean Centre for Educational Planning at the University of the West Indies, Mona Campus. He is the author of six books, among them: Education and Development: Policy Imperatives for Jamaica and the Caribbean (2020); Reimagining Educational Leadership in the Caribbean (2019); Reflections on Leadership and Governance in Jamaica: Towards a Better Society (2018); Locating the Epicentre of Effective Educational Leadership in the 21st Century (2015); and Leadership Re-Imagination: A Primer of Principles and Practices (2013).