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What is Force Majeure

Chapter 5
Handbook of Research on Challenges for Human Resource Management in the COVID-19 Era
Factors beyond one's control that prohibit someone from performing a contract.
Published in Chapter:
From Crisis to Resilience: A Human Resource Management Perspective in the Pandemic
Anurag Singh (University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, India)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 13
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9840-5.ch005
Abstract
Today's companies must be vigilant and flexible in the face of unanticipated occurrences, such as external crises, that heighten employee uncertainty and represent direct challenges to the organization's performance and sustainability. However, as a result of the current COVID-19 pandemic, companies are suddenly forced to traverse the unexpected and hence develop novel solutions to issues occurring across a wide range of operational domains. Several of these concerns are addressed in this chapter, with a particular emphasis on the transformation of human resource management (HRM) during COVID-19, as government and firms help their workers in adjusting to their significantly altered work environment.
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Understanding Private and Public Partnerships
Unforeseeable circumstance that prevent the fulfilment of a contract.
Published in Chapter: Understanding Private and Public Partnerships; From: Handbook of Research on Civic Engagement and Social Change in Contemporary Society
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Evolution of the Firm Structure in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Roadmap for Turkish SMEs
A clause in contracts that lifts the parties’ obligations to each other due to inevitable and powerful events, mainly referred to as the Act of God.
Published in Chapter: Evolution of the Firm Structure in the Post-COVID-19 Era: A Roadmap for Turkish SMEs; From: Handbook of Research on Strategies and Interventions to Mitigate COVID-19 Impact on SMEs
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