The Relationship Between Leadership Styles and Crisis Management Strategies: The Context of University Education in Bangladesh During the Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The chapter advances the new field of leadership styles and crisis management—that of strategy scholarship in the context of university education in Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic. This chapter demonstrates how transformational leadership and management concepts have evolved and reviews contemporary debates about the nature of crisis events and leadership styles in university education during emergencies or difficulties. In contrast, these debates involve crisis management strategies for university education—(1) crisis planning, diagnosis and response and (2) resilience, dynamic learning and strategic renewal. Therefore, the chapter methodologically reviews the contemporary perspective literature of leadership styles and crisis management strategies during COVID-19 in university education. Future strategies are suggested in the chapter as a guideline to follow in the crisis management of university education or other levels of education in Bangladesh or other developing countries.