Crisis Related Decision Making And The Influence Of Culture On The Behavior Of Decision Makers

Author : Ásthildur Elva Bernhardsdóttir
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3319207156

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This book provides an analysis on the impact of culture on crisis management, exploring how different cultural types are reflected in crisis-related decision making patterns. Providing an interdisciplinary and international perspective with a rich research and practical outlook, this work is an important contribution to the field of crisis management and decision making. Offering essential understanding to how countries, organizations, groups and individuals prepare for and respond to crises thus combining research across several disciplines, offering theoretical development, empirical testing and reporting on the testing of a large number of hypotheses across several frameworks. The novelty of this book lies in its presentation of the quantitative testing of the relationship between cultural theory and crisis management, drawing on data from cases that cross continents and crises types. The book also includes a review of cases from South Korea and suggests a number of ways in which practitioners at various levels of government can prepare their organizations to cope better with the introduction of cultural bias into the decision making process. Those with an interest in risk management, disaster management and crisis management will value this pioneering work as it reveals the influence of cultural bias in decision making processes. This work offers important insights for practice as well as for theory-building, scholars and practitioners of public administration, management, political, and international relations, organizational, social and cultural psychology, amongst others, will all gain from reading this work.

Author : Ásthildur Elva Bernhardsdóttir
Publisher : Springer
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2015-08-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783319207148

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Crisis-Related Decision-Making and the Influence of Culture on the Behavior of Decision Makers by Ásthildur Elva Bernhardsdóttir Pdf

This book provides an analysis on the impact of culture on crisis management, exploring how different cultural types are reflected in crisis-related decision making patterns. Providing an interdisciplinary and international perspective with a rich research and practical outlook, this work is an important contribution to the field of crisis management and decision making. Offering essential understanding to how countries, organizations, groups and individuals prepare for and respond to crises thus combining research across several disciplines, offering theoretical development, empirical testing and reporting on the testing of a large number of hypotheses across several frameworks. The novelty of this book lies in its presentation of the quantitative testing of the relationship between cultural theory and crisis management, drawing on data from cases that cross continents and crises types. The book also includes a review of cases from South Korea and suggests a number of ways in which practitioners at various levels of government can prepare their organizations to cope better with the introduction of cultural bias into the decision making process. Those with an interest in risk management, disaster management and crisis management will value this pioneering work as it reveals the influence of cultural bias in decision making processes. This work offers important insights for practice as well as for theory-building, scholars and practitioners of public administration, management, political, and international relations, organizational, social and cultural psychology, amongst others, will all gain from reading this work.

Author : Ken J. Brumfield,Beryl K. Prescott
Publisher : Productivity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2016-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1482245779

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Effect of Culture on Crisis Management Decision Making by Ken J. Brumfield,Beryl K. Prescott Pdf

This book provides guidelines for understanding the underlying causes of successful and unsuccessful crisis management. The book will help decision makers to identify organizational-behavior threats and opportunities that can help their organization endure and rebound. The book includes case studies and examples from a variety of businesses, including Firestone, Mattel, Fisher-Price, Morgan Stanley, and healthcare organizations recently in the news for exposure of confidential patient records. The book includes forms, templates, and checklists.

Author : Lina Svedin
Publisher : IAP
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781681230955

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Ethics and Risk Management by Lina Svedin Pdf

The underlying rationale for this book is to present research that a) highlights the explosively political and deeply divisive issues involved in managing risk and b) address the empirical deficit and theoretical challenges related to managing societal risk ethically. Extant risk management research borrows heavily from engineering, systems theory and business management, and is primarily focused on probabilities, modeling, and abstractions of the value of mitigative action. This research engenders a false sense of objectivity and it de-politicizes fundamental political and democratic questions about the allocation of society’s scarce resources and about the balance of responsibilities between governing institutions and individuals with regard to risk. The quantitative and hard-science focus on risk also keeps a discussion of the consequences of the distribution of risk, resources and responsibilities for real people out of the lime light. The contributors to this book are experts in a wide range of academic fields and in this book they take on the challenge of examining their core research with a specific ethics perspective. They explore the ethics of risk management using theory, cases and data from a range of policy areas, countries and philosophical traditions. This book should be of interest to scholars and practitioners working in fields that deal either implicitly or explicitly with risk. This would include, but is not limited to, scholars and students of public management, public sector ethics, public policy, risk regulation, and risk management. The book deals directly with core problems of management in the public sector, value-conflicts, multiple principals and stakeholders, as well as information analysis and the application of sound and valid decision-making processes. The book can be adopted as a core text for graduate courses in public management, public policy, public administration ethics, and comparative politics. It would also work well as an applied theory text in comparative politics; ethics centered courses in political science, as well as more narrowly focused courses on risk, crisis and disaster management. For the practitioner audience, this book pin-points the ethical stakes, the analytical and managerial challenges, and the necessary tools to meet the many risks that societies face. This book, Ethics and Risk Management, provides a unique take on the realities of cost-benefit analysis, efforts to control and regulate risk and risky behavior, as well as the decidedly bounded rationality with which we, as decision-makers and citizens, perceive and take risks. The work of identifying, understanding, prioritizing and designing effective tools to mitigate and manage risk is an inherently analytical and strategic process best suited to take place before and between crises. Successful risk analysis and management reduces the general occurrence of crises, while the ethical analysis and management of risk serves to reduce the likelihood of subsequent socio-political turmoil should a crisis occur. Thus, the investment that any practitioner makes in risk management has the potential to yield both social and political benefits if the analysis and work is done with an eye toward ethics and stakeholder analysis.

Author : Michael Holenweger,Michael Karl Jager,Franz Kernic
Publisher : Springer
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783319550596

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Leadership in Extreme Situations by Michael Holenweger,Michael Karl Jager,Franz Kernic Pdf

This book covers various aspects of leadership in critical situations and under extreme conditions. Today’s leaders often face challenging situations or unexpected difficulties, and mastering these requires a wide spectrum of competencies such as creativity, courage and empathy. Therefore, this book provides an interdisciplinary approach including both theoretical concepts and practical findings relevant to optimizing leadership in extreme situations. Issues such as why people act as they do in stressful and extreme situations, or what constitutes the nexus between leadership/followership, organizations, and culture etc., are addressed. Leadership under extreme conditions is a very complex topic and one that has been approached from a variety of perspectives. The contributions to this volume thus originate from various academic disciplines including political science, social sciences, psychology, and philosophy. Insights from the study of in extremis leadership can help researchers and practitioners understand the individual, team and contextual factors that influence leadership and, ultimately, organizational efficiency and effectiveness. Leadership in Extreme Situations is a collection of contributions by selected scholars and field experts. It addresses key issues of leadership, morale and cohesion, as well as ethical questions; provides an ideal entry into the complex world of advanced leadership; and serves as a practical guide for the successful implementation of modern leadership.

Author : Noel Allan Sawatzky
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2022-01-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030661076

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Understanding the Impact of Emotional Stress on Crisis Decision Making by Noel Allan Sawatzky Pdf

Motivational models are critical to understanding crisis decision making because leaders and their advisors are emotionally involved, intent on reducing stress, and motivated to find ways of advancing their interests while minimizing the risk of war. The principal theoretical work on the subject is Irving Janis and Leon Mann’s classic study of decision making, published in 1977. While useful, the book has a significant flaw: Janis and Mann theorize that policy maker stress during crisis is derived from decision deliberation, leading to a circular approach. This book solves the identified problem by addressing circularity between the rise of psychological stress, decision deliberation, and dysfunctional behavior with an independent measure of decision conditions using cognitive complexity. With an effective independent measure of stress, the key contribution of this volume is a reformulation of Janis and Mann’s model to render the construct more rigorous and empirically useful to the present-day study of crisis decision making.

Author : Yulia Chentsova Dutton,Glenn Adams,Markus Kemmelmeier,Lucian Gideon Conway
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9782832524848

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The Cultural Psychology of the COVID-19 Pandemic by Yulia Chentsova Dutton,Glenn Adams,Markus Kemmelmeier,Lucian Gideon Conway Pdf

Author : Eric K. Stern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9187136732

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Crisis Decisionmaking by Eric K. Stern Pdf

Author : Uriel Rosenthal,Bert Pijnenburg
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0792311779

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Crisis Management and Decision Making by Uriel Rosenthal,Bert Pijnenburg Pdf

Simulation-oriented scenarios.- Politics and administration during a 'nuclear-political'crisis.- Comments on 'The Chernobyl disaster and nuclear fallout'.- The Zeebrugge ferry disaster. Elements of a communication and information processes scenario.- Comments on "The Zeebrugge ferry disaster".- Riots without killings. Policy learning in Amsterdam 1980-1985.- Comments on "Riots without killings".- Interactive simulation and crisis management training. New techniques for improving performance.- Comments on "Interactive simulation and crisis management training".- Decision pathways from crisis. A contingency-theory simulation heuristic for the Challenger Shuttle disaster (1983-1988).- Contributors.

Author : M. Schafer,S. Walker
Publisher : Springer
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2006-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403983497

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Beliefs and Leadership in World Politics by M. Schafer,S. Walker Pdf

Focusing on how policy makers make decisions in foreign policy, this book examines how beliefs are causal mechanisms which steer decisions, shape leaders and perceptions of reality, and lead to cognitive and motivated biases that distort, block and recast incoming information from the environment.

Author : Gerard P. Hodgkinson,William H. Starbuck
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 651 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2008-03-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780191558603

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The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Decision Making by Gerard P. Hodgkinson,William H. Starbuck Pdf

The Oxford Handbook of Organizational Decision Making comprehensively surveys theory and research on organizational decision-making, broadly conceived. Emphasizing psychological perspectives, while encompassing the insights of economics, political science, and sociology, it provides coverage at the individual, group, organizational, and inter-organizational levels of analysis. In-depth case studies illustrate the practical implications of the work surveyed. Each chapter is authored by one or more leading scholars, thus ensuring that this Handbook is an authoritative reference work for academics, researchers, advanced students, and reflective practitioners concerned with decision-making in the areas of Management, Psychology, and HRM. Contributors: Eric Abrahamson, Julia Balogun, Michael L. Barnett, Philippe Baumard, Nicole Bourque, Laure Cabantous, Prithviraj Chattopadhyay, Kevin Daniels, Jerker Denrell, Vinit M. Desai, Giovanni Dosi, Roger L.M. Dunbar, Stephen M. Fiore, Mark A. Fuller, Michael Shayne Gary, Elizabeth George, Jean-Pascal Gond, Paul Goodwin, Terri L. Griffith, Mark P. Healey, Gerard P. Hodgkinson, Gerry Johnson, Michael Johnson-Cramer, Alfred Kieser, Ann Langley, Eleanor T. Lewis, Dan Lovallo, Rebecca Lyons, Peter M. Madsen, A. John Maule, John M. Mezias, Nigel Nicholson, Gregory B. Northcraft, David Oliver, Annie Pye, Karlene H. Roberts, Jacques Rojot, Michael A. Rosen, Isabelle Royer, Eugene Sadler-Smith, Eduardo Salas, Kristyn A. Scott, Zur Shapira, Carolyne Smart, Gerald F. Smith, Emma Soane, Paul R. Sparrow, William H. Starbuck, Matt Statler, Kathleen M. Sutcliffe, Michal Tamuz, Teri Jane Ursacki-Bryant, Ilan Vertinsky, Bénédicte Vidaillet, Jane Webster, Karl E. Weick, Benjamin Wellstein, George Wright, Kuo Frank Yu, and David Zweig.

Author : Strang, Kenneth David,Korstanje, Maximiliano E.,Vajjhala, Narasimha
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2018-01-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781522547556

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Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management by Strang, Kenneth David,Korstanje, Maximiliano E.,Vajjhala, Narasimha Pdf

Risk management is a vital concern in any organization. In order to succeed in the competitive modern business environment, the decision-making process must be effectively governed and managed. Research, Practices, and Innovations in Global Risk and Contingency Management is a critical scholarly resource that provides an all-encompassing holistic discussion of risk management and perception, while giving readers innovations on empirical risk-contingency management research and case studies. Featuring coverage on a broad range of topics, such as contingency planning, project management, and risk mitigation, this book is geared towards academicians, practitioners, and researchers seeking current research on risk and contingency management issues.

Author : Andrew J. DuBrin
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781781006405

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Handbook of Research on Crisis Leadership in Organizations by Andrew J. DuBrin Pdf

Modern organizational life seems dominated by crisis BP and the Gulf Oil spill, TEPCO and the Japanese tsunami, the global financial meltdown. Therefore it is particularly timely to find a collection of articles in this Handbook that provides research guidance and practical insights on how leaders manage or mismanage in crisis situations. The focus on the crisis leader highlights what they do, and how they do it, while at the same time raising important questions to guide subsequent analysis. Sydney Finkelstein, Tuck School of Business, Dartmouth, US and author of Why Smart Executives Fail With contributions from many of the leading researchers in the field, the Handbook of Research on Crisis Leadership in Organizations summarizes much of the theory, research, and opinion about various facets of crisis leadership in order to advance this emerging field. It recognizes that crises have become an almost inevitable part of organizational life, and describes how leaders can facilitate people getting through the crisis. The Handbook is divided into four parts: attributes and behaviors of the crisis leader; leadership of subordinates during a crisis; managing the present crisis and prevent future crises; and an integration of approaches to understanding crisis leadership. Enough knowledge has been accumulated about crisis leadership in organizations to serve as guidelines for practice, as well as a research base to build on for the future. Leaders must help others get through crises as well as prevent them. Researchers in the field of crisis leadership and crisis management will find this important resource invaluable. Academics and students of organizational behavior, industrial and organizational psychology, and management will also find much of interest and might also suggest the book as a valuable addition to their library as an important resource in the field of crisis leadership. Human resource professionals in larger organizations as well as management consultants who endeavor to acquire advanced knowledge about this field will find the practical aspects of keen interest as well.

Author : Huiyun Feng
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134113729

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Chinese Strategic Culture and Foreign Policy Decision-Making by Huiyun Feng Pdf

Examining the major academic and policy debates over China’s rise and related policy issues, this book looks into the motivations and intentions of a rising China. Most of the scholarly works on China’s rise approach the question at a structural level by looking at the international system and the systemic impact on China’s foreign policy. Traditional Realist theorists define China as a revisionist power eager to address wrongs done to them in history, whilst some cultural and historical analyses attest that China’s strategic culture has been offensive despite its weak material capability. Huiyun Feng’s path-breaking contribution to the debate tests these rival hypotheses by examining systematically the beliefs of contemporary Chinese leaders and their strategic interactions with other states since 1949 when the communist regime came to power. The focus is on tracing the historical roots of Chinese strategic culture and its links to the decision-making of six key Chinese leaders via their belief systems. Chinese Strategic Culture will be of interest to students of Chinese politics, foreign policy, strategic theory and international relations in general.

Author : John T Ishiyama,Marijke Breuning
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 937 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781412969017

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21st Century Political Science: A Reference Handbook by John T Ishiyama,Marijke Breuning Pdf

This volume, meant to be the first in a series of catalogues documenting the Barnes Foundation's entire holdings, is the first major survey of the Barnes Collection since Great French Paintings from the Barnes Foundation: Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, and Early Modern (CH, Oct'93, 31-0715). Wattenmaker, a former student and instructor at the Barnes Foundation and former director of the Archives of American Art, is more than qualified to complete such a scholarly work. Beginning the catalogue with an essay on Barnes himself, Wattenmaker apparently felt compelled to defend the reputation of this irascible and sometimes antagonistic individual by deploying extensive quotations (from hitherto inaccessible archival documentation) that shed light on Barnes's motives. Next are in-depth essays on William J. Glackens, Alfred Maurer, and others who have major works in the Barnes Foundation. The final section, "Additional Works by American Artists," is organized alphabetically. Each image is accompanied by extensive scholarly footnotes. The photographs are richly textured. The few photographs of the paintings hanging in situ provide a teasing glimpse into the experience of the visitor to Merion, Pennsylvania, the original home of this collection (soon to be closed to the public, in preparation for the museum's move to a new building in Philadelphia). Summing Up: Highly recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through faculty/researchers. Lower-division Undergraduates; Upper-division Undergraduates; Graduate Students; Researchers/Faculty. Reviewed by K. Mason.