... in a way where each thematic section is accompanied by a commentary offering theoretical insights and contextual analysis grounded in the literature on managerial discretion, cross cultural management and relevant theoretical discussions on CEOs. At the end, this paper presents a framework that shows...

... and qualitative methods, the authors analyzed 240 CEO statements in 120 multinational enterprises from six countries (France, India, Japan, South Korea, UK, USA), pre- and mid-COVID-19. Findings Results show that CEO emphasis on inclusive leadership increased during the pandemic. More substantively...