Título: Encyclopedia of Crisis Management
Autor: K. Bradley Penuel
Sinopse: Although now a growing and respectable research field, crisis management—as a formal area of study—is relatively young, having emerged since the 1980s following a succession of such calamities as the Bhopal gas leak, Chernobyl nuclear accident, Space Shuttle Challenger loss, and Exxon Valdez oil spill. Analysis of organizational failures that caused such events helped drive the emerging field of crisis management. Simultaneously, the world has experienced a number of devastating natural disasters: Hurricane Katrina, the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, etc. From such crises, both human-induced and natural, we have learned our modern, tightly interconnected and interdependent society is simply more vulnerable to disruption than in the past. This interconnectedness is made possible in part by crisis management and increases our reliance upon it. As such, crisis management is as beneficial and crucial today as information technology has become over the last few decades. Crisis is varied and unavoidable. While the examples highlighted above were extreme, we see crisis every day within organizations, governments, businesses and the economy. A true crisis differs from a "routine" emergency, such as a water pipe bursting in the kitchen. Per one definition, "it is associated with urgent, high-stakes challenges in which the outcomes can vary widely (and are very negative at one end of the spectrum) and will depend on the actions taken by those involved." Successfully engaging, dealing with, and working through a crisis requires an understanding of options and tools for individual and joint decision making. Our Encyclopedia of Crisis Management comprehensively overviews concepts and techniques for effectively assessing, analyzing, managing, and resolving crises, whether they be organizational, business, community, or political. 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.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Encyclopedia of Crisis Management”, de K. Bradley Penuel, publicado pela editora SAGE Publications, em 2013 e com 1177 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: SAGE Publications
Páginas: 1177
Ano: 2013
Edição:
Linguagem: inglês
ISBN: 1452226121
ISBN13: 9781452226125
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora SAGE Publications apresentam uma abordagem consistente voltada para a pesquisa acadêmica, com foco em metodologias, ciências sociais e ciências aplicadas. A experiência de leitura costuma ser densa e didática, com obras que combinam teoria e prática, como guias para pesquisadores, análises críticas e manuais técnicos. O tom varia entre o rigor conceitual e a acessibilidade, buscando atender desde iniciantes até profissionais experientes. O catálogo revela um interesse por temas que vão desde métodos qualitativos e quantitativos até estudos culturais e ambientais, com textos que exploram tanto fundamentos teóricos quanto aplicações concretas.
