natural hazards in the form of floods, quakes, cyclones, and the like have existed since the earth has come to being. in recent decades, in spite of scientific and technological developments in forecasting incidents, building construction and crisis management have imposed heavy expenses on human societies. the importance of many natural hazards is so great that to predict the very occurrence a...

RATIONALE While experiencing or witnessing highly traumatic events is still uncommon, it is clear that the frequency of such events is growing. Consequently, the risk faced by students, staff and the broader school community are also growing. Such events can impact considerably on the psychological well-being of students, teachers, and families having an adverse influence in areas such as learn...

The existing literature in crisis management mostly addresses specific measures taken in dealing with a single disaster. However, with chaotic nature of disasters and the uncertainty that surrounds them, the understanding of how to achieve effectiveness in crisis management remains limited. This article investigates that how government apply various capabilities in the crisis management process...

The present paper studies the BP crisis management of the Deepwater Horizon Disaster which occurred on April 20 th , 2010. The authors content-analysed a large amount of secondary data from various sources, used the three-phase crisis management model and found that BP management of this crisis failed at many levels. The authors mainly highlighted four lessons relating to the connection between...

in a crisis, daily life of people is threatened by disaster. the management of the crisis is both a science and an art in which attempts are made to restore the critical situation to a normal one, not necessarily to the same conditions which existed before the crisis took place. the ability of a manager to overcome the crisis depends on his readiness before it occurs. in this review article, th...

if crisis defined as time of danger or concern, and regard it as a situation which getting out of it is difficult, without a doubt, the most critical juncture of the history is the decade of the 60 ah. the model of crisis management demanded a comprehensive plan that would be observed the best insights and techniques to manage the crisis. we call this program, strategelogy of crisis management....