Governance of university holding companies

University Malaya students walking past the University logo . —AZHAR MAHFOF/The Star

IT is well established from a physiological standpoint that humans have two default responses to stressful situations – fight or flight. Similarly, organisations are constantly faced with a confluence of adverse situations, having to choose between fight or flight.

To this end, corporate history is littered with examples that show a fight may be the better option when confronted with challenges. The Covid-19 pandemic exemplified that adversities may have a long-tail but resilience and dynamism can carry an organisation through.