Key Readings in Crisis Management Systems and Structures for Prevention and Recovery

One of the first books of its kind in the subject area, this ground-breaking text brings together seminal papers in the area of crisis management and organizational theory. Covering this important field from both a theoretical and practical perspective, it features key readings from Karl Weick, Charles Perrow and many other luminaries of the field. The book is divided into four main sections: · Understanding Crisis Management · Modelling the Crisis Management Process · The Crisis of Management: Cultural and Psychological Dynamics of Risk and Crisis Management · Crisis Management in Practice. Comprehensive and thought provoking, the collected readings review the approaches and limitations of crisis management processes and their cultural and psychological dynamics. Featuring expert editorial commentary on all the key readings, this is an essential and illuminating text that crosses discplines and covers the diversity within crisis management. As such, it is an invaluable introduction for students.Smith, Denis is the author of 'Key Readings in Crisis Management Systems and Structures for Prevention and Recovery' with ISBN 9780415315210 and ISBN 0415315212.