Charlotte Förster

Technische Universität Chemnitz · Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Junior Professorship of European Management,

The meaning of time, especially in crisis, where situations are likely to become even more complex, uncertain, and disruptive, is crucial. Incorporating previous research on organizational crises, organizational resilience, extreme context, and individual resilience, we know that leaders do play a crucial role when it comes to handle adversity in o...

Crises signal eventful deviations from the normal state of affairs and prompt societies to reflect (on themselves). The Covid-19 crisis provided a stark illustration of this. In view of the apparent omnipresence of crises, the question arises as to how states have dealt with and can deal with crises in the 21st century. This special volume explores...

Unlabelled: Living and operating in a global world, the risk for a global economic crisis has never been greater. As ongoing events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the recent war in Ukraine or the sharply increasing inflation have shown, organizations need to be highly resilient to persevere in a crisis-prone world. Even though we know that crises...

Although there are preliminary indications that resilience is a key factor for women on their way to top leadership positions, research on this topic is scarce. To narrow this research gap, we applied an exploratory interview study focusing on the development of women leaders’ resilience. We conducted 25 biographical interviews with women in top le...

Healthcare institutions have been under pressure for years now, climaxing in the COVID-19 crisis. Even if they are not operating at a trouble spot of the current COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare leaders need to be highly resilient to remain effective as well as staying healthy themselves. The purpose of this study is to shed light on healthcare leader...

Krisen gehören zum (Organisations)Leben dazu – das ist uns seit dem Ausbruch der COVID-19-Pandemie Anfang 2020 noch einmal besonders deutlich vor Augen geführt worden. Diese Pandemie mit ihrem wechselhaften Auf- und Abflachen der Infektionszahlen fordert ausnahmslos alle - Mitarbeitende, Führungskräfte, Organisationen und die gesamte Gesellschaft -...

Minimizing financial losses, ensuring employee safety, and leading virtually are just a few challenges leaders have faced during the COVID-19 crisis. To cope effectively with such circumstances and stay healthy, leaders need a high degree of resilience. Our chapter aims to provide insights into the functioning and promotion of leaders’ resilience....

The Austrian Management Review is a transfer book series edited by the Institute of Human Resource & Change Management at Johannes Kepler Universität, Linz, Austria. The main objective of this yearbook is a scientific discussion of topics with practical relevance. Complemental to the Austrian Management Forum the Austrian Management Review aims to...

Wie können sich Führungskräfte in Zeiten anhaltenden Wandels, zunehmender Komplexität und großer Unsicherheit gegen Überforderung und psychische Krankheiten, wie Burnout, schützen? Das Konzept der individuellen Resilienz bietet hier einen wichtigen Ansatzpunkt. Auf Basis einer umfassenden Interviewstudie identifizieren wir individuelle und situativ...

Can the boss take the heat? Is he or she tough enough for the job? Can they take it, endure the pressure, tolerate or stand up to it? Although we know that resilient leaders are essential for a healthy and efficient workforce, the resilience of leaders itself is still largely unexplored. Our study aims to identify distinctive resilience factors in...