| The Crisis Management Cycle Subjects: Built Environment; Economics Finance Business & Industry; Politics & International Relations; Social Sciences; Health and Safety; Business Management and Accounting; Regulatory Policy; Sociology & Social Policy; Corporate Health & Safety; Health & Safety at Work; Risk Assessment; Corporate Social Responsibility & Business Ethics; Risk Management; Strategic Management; Critical Management Studies; Health Policy; Sociology of Work & Industry; Production Operations & Information Management; Medical Sociology; Social Policy; The Crisis Management Cycle is the first holistic, multidisciplinary introduction to the dynamic field of crisis management theory and practice. By drawing together the different theories and concepts of crisis management literature and practice, this book develops a theoretical framework of analysis that can be used by both students and practitioners alike. Each stage of the crisis cycle is explored in turn: Risk assessment Prevention Preparedness Response Recovery LearningStretching across disciplines as diverse as safety studies, business studies, security studies, political science and behavioural science, The Crisis Management Cycle provides a robust grounding in crisis management that will be invaluable to both students and practitioners worldwide. Christer Pursiainen is Professor of Societal Safety at the Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Tromsø, Norway. He has published widely on a variety of themes such as crisis decision-making, critical infrastructure protection and resilience, international relations theory, foreign policy analysis, regional cooperation and integration, and comparative politics. |