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Disaster business continuity: promoting staff capability
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In this article, the implications of staff vulnerability, hazard and risk assessment, organisational systems, training and recovery management for disaster business continuity are discussed, and a human resource perspective is adopted to ensure the availability of staff capable of operating these systems under adverse disaster conditions.Abstract:
The object of business continuity planning is minimising loss after a disaster. Achieving this goal requires that management and information systems are available to facilitate the recovery of core business operations as soon as possible. While safeguarding systems and/or arranging for substitutes is vital, it is equally important to ensure the availability of staff capable of operating these system under adverse disaster conditions. Adopting a human resource perspective, this paper discusses the implications of staff vulnerability, hazard and risk assessment, organisational systems, training and recovery management for disaster business continuity.read more
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Individual and Group Learning in Crisis Simulations
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