Visegrad countries and COVID-19: is the coronavirus pandemic a VUCA phenomenon?

Abstract

This article will examine whether the Visegrad Group countries (V4) are moving closer together or further apart in this COVID-19 pandemic. To achieve that, the respective COVID-19 measures taken by governments in March and April 2020 in the V4 countries will be analysed using the VUCA model. VUCA is an acronym, and it includes four English terms: volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. Using the VUCA model, a Framework of VUCA Factors has been created in this article, which can be used as a basic model to further identify innovative leadership strategies during pandemic situations.

Keywords

• COVID-19
• pandemic
• coronavirus
• Visegrad Group countries (V4)
• VUCA
• European Union (EU)