Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15439/2021KM15

Citation: Proceedings of the 2021 International Conference on Research in Management & Technovation, Vu Dinh Khoa, Shivani Agarwal, Gloria Jeanette Rincon Aponte, Nguyen Thi Hong Nga, Vijender Kumar Solanki, Ewa Ziemba (eds). ACSIS, Vol. 28, pages 263–267 (2021)

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Abstract. The pandemic has created a gap between the people and the resources. In this situation, a leader is the only mediating force who can fill the gap between the employees and the organizational objectives. The objective of this paper is to examine the role of a leader and study the changing role of human resource development of an organization during a crisis. The study has been done through the study of three parameters concerning crisis management Leadership, Organizational Development, and Crisis Management. The methodology adopted for this paper through review of the literature. This paper is conceptual type paper. The research questions directing this work are 1. What are the leadership attributes required during and post-times of crisis? 2. And what roles do human resource development practitioners imagine supporting their organizations during and post-times of crisis? The paper showcases the certain qualities of a leader which are required to handle the crisis effectively

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