Managing Crises

Author : Arnold M. Howitt
Publisher : CQ Press
ISBN 13 : 1483351327
Total Pages : 673 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Crises written by Arnold M. Howitt and published by CQ Press. This book was released on 2009-02-11 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From floods to fires, tornadoes to terrorist attacks, governments must respond to a variety of crises and meet reasonable standards of performance. What accounts for governments’ effective responses to unfolding disasters? How should they organize and plan for significant emergencies? With fifteen adapted Kennedy School cases, students experience first-hand a series of large-scale emergencies and come away with a clear sense of the different types of disaster situations governments confront, with each type requiring different planning, resourcing, skill-building, leadership, and execution. Grappling with the details of flawed responses to the LA Riots or Hurricane Katrina, or with the success of the Incident Management System during the Pentagon fire on 9/11, students start to see the ways in which responders can improve capabilities and more adeptly navigate between technical or operational needs and political considerations.

Author : Ian I. Mitroff
Publisher : AMACOM/American Management Association
ISBN 13 : 9780814424902
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Crises Before They Happen written by Ian I. Mitroff and published by AMACOM/American Management Association. This book was released on 2000 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Fact Sheet Shows executives & managers how to overcome an "it can't happen to us mentality" & prepare for crises, both large & small, before they happen.

Author : Uriel Rosenthal
Publisher : Charles C Thomas Publisher
ISBN 13 : 0398083045
Total Pages : 367 pages
Book Rating : 4.45/5 ( download)

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Download or read book MANAGING CRISES written by Uriel Rosenthal and published by Charles C Thomas Publisher. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, the editors, with 25 notable contributors, expand the knowledge of crisis management, focusing on case studies of high-profile events that have occurred in recent history. Part One of the text aims at theoretical development through empirical case studies and also postulates a crisis typology and charts specific theoretical and administrative challenges. The 'case bank,' which comprises the bulk of the book, is presented in four additional sections. The first deals with the development of crises and compares the infamous Watts riots with the 1992 L.A. riots. It also analyzes the fragmented and complex international environment that allowed the 'safe area' in Bosnia to be overrun by Bosnian Serbs in 1995. The final chapter chronicles the incredible human costs of mismanaged crisis in the Rwanda massacres in 1994. The second section explores the many decisional dilemmas that confront crisis managers. Cases include the fire at the Piper Alpha oil rig; the 1999 Turkish earthquakes; the Eindhoven, Holland plane crash; and crisis management of the Mad Cow epidemic disease in the U.K. The third section explores the long-term dimensions of crises and crisis management and particularly the development of national traumas such as the assassination of Sweden's Prime Minister Olaf Palme in 1986, the 1992 Amsterdam air crash, and the TWA flight 800 disaster in 1996. The final section shifts focus to future scenarios such as speculative information technology disasters, potentially devastating viral epidemics, deteriorating environmental and societal conditions in Russia, the southwest U.S. coming water shortage, and the outlook for Japan, one of the worldÂ’s most disaster-prone countries. Summarizing the research findings of the past decade, the authors describe patterns in the paths toward crises, the dilemmas and coping mechanisms that emerge during the thick of crisis, and, very importantly, the pathways that lead away from crisis.

Author : Ian I. Mitroff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780195097443
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Essential Guide to Managing Corporate Crises written by Ian I. Mitroff and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Naim Kapucu
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1449675646
Total Pages : 301 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Emergencies and Crises written by Naim Kapucu and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2011-10-13 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the scale, frequency, and intensity of crises faced by the world have dramatically increased over the last decade, there is a critical need for a careful evaluation of knowledge of managing disasters. Managing Emergencies and Crises presents the experience of emergency management from a continental perspective by focusing on the emergency response systems, processes, and actors in the context of the United States and Europe. It explores the institutional, socio-cultural and political aspects of crisis response and management. Your students will examine questions such as: What does the experience of disaster response from Japan, Pakistan, Greece and Turkey to the UK and US tell us about the state-civil society cooperation in such environments? How effective are the existing prevention and preparedness mechanisms to protect societies against disasters? What specific roles are attributed to state, federal, international and private sector participants at a rhetorical level and how those actors actually carry out their ‘responsibilities’ and work with each other in the event of a crisis?

Author : Sarah Kovoor-Misra
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1506328709
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis Management written by Sarah Kovoor-Misra and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern organizational crises are complex, diverse, and frequent. Ineffective crisis management can result in catastrophic loss. Crisis Management: Resilience and Change introduces students to best practices for preventing, containing, and learning from crises in our global, media-driven society. While covering the strengths of existing works on crisis management, such as systems, leadership, communication, and stakeholder perspective, this innovative new text goes beyond to include global, ethical, change, and emotional aspects of crisis communication. Using her proven transformative crisis management framework, Sarah Kovoor-Misra illustrates how organizations of all sizes can be adaptable, proactive, resilient, and ethical in the face of calamity.

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Publisher : Harvard Business Review Press
ISBN 13 : 1422122743
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Managing Crises written by and published by Harvard Business Review Press. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crises affect all of us. As managers, we need to identify potential crises and deal with them as best we can. We can't prevent all crises but we can avoid some and prepare for others. Managing Crises offers a practical hands-on method for looking at crises - from developing a crises audit to learning from past crises.

Author : David M. Gaba
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 1455738093
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Crisis Management in Anesthesiology E-Book written by David M. Gaba and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fully updated Crisis Management in Anesthesiology continues to provide updated insights on the latest theories, principles, and practices in anesthesiology. From anesthesiologists and nurse anesthetists to emergency physicians and residents, this medical reference book will effectively prepare you to handle any critical incident during anesthesia. Identify and respond to a broad range of life-threatening situations with the updated Catalog of Critical Incidents, which outlines what may happen during surgery and details the steps necessary to respond to and resolve the crisis. React quickly to a range of potential threats with an added emphasis on simulation of managing critical incidents. Useful review for all anesthesia professionals of the core knowledge of diagnosis and management of many critical events. Explore new topics in the ever-expanding anesthesia practice environment with a detailed chapter on debriefing. Expert Consult eBook version included with purchase.

Author : Dominic Barton
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0471429732
Total Pages : 323 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dangerous Markets written by Dominic Barton and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-10-02 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A corporate guide to crisis management in volatile financial markets Current financial crises in Argentina, Japan, and Turkey are being played out on the front pages of newspapers, and these are just the most recent financial crises that have rolled across the globe in the last decade and whose far-reaching impact hurts business around the world. Dangerous Markets: Managing in Financial Crises recognizes that no global corporation or financial institution can afford to ignore the potential of a financial storm and will help top management and financial professionals navigate through this often disastrous maze. While many books discuss financial crises and their ramifications, none has presented an action plan for managing these storms—until now. Dangerous Markets: Managing in Financial Crises presents a method that allows executives and financial professionals to recognize the warning signs of a financial crisis and act appropriately before the situation spirals out of control. Based on years of research and practice in cleaning up the mess, McKinsey consultants Barton, Newell, and Wilson reveal the warning signs of potential financial catastrophes and provide unique principles that can be followed to shape and manage a strategy for survival.

Author : K. Bradley Penuel
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452226121
Total Pages : 1177 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Crisis Management written by K. Bradley Penuel and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 1177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From general theories and concepts exploring the meaning and causes of crisis to practical strategies and techniques relevant to crises of specific types, crisis management is thoroughly explored. Features & Benefits: @* A collection of 385 signed entries are organized in A-to-Z fashion in 2 volumes available in both print and electronic formats.@* Entries conclude with Cross-References and Further Readings to guide students to in-depth resources.@* Selected entries feature boxed case studies, providing students with "lessons learned" in how various crises were successfully or unsuccessfully managed and why.@* Although organized A-to-Z, a thematic "Reader's Guide" in the front matter groups related entries by broad areas (e.g., Agencies & Organizations, Theories & Techniques, Economic Crises, etc.).@* Also in the front matter, a Chronology provides students with historical perspective on the development of crisis management as a discrete field of study.@* The work concludes with a comprehensive Index, which-in the electronic version-combines with the Reader's Guide and Cross-References to provide thorough search-and-browse capabilities.@* A template for an "All-Hazards Preparedness Plan" is provided the backmatter; the electronic version of this allows students to explore customized response plans for crises of various sorts.@* Appendices also include a Resource Guide to classic books, journals, and internet resources in the field, a Glossary, and a vetted list of crisis management-related degree programs, crisis management conferences, etc.