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Do all crises have to become disasters? Risk and risk mitigation
Hilary Davies,Megan Walters +1 more
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In this article, the authors describe some features and characteristics of crises that could become disasters and discuss the features of organisations (such as tight coupling and interdependency) that can affect their exposure to risk, and suggest some crisis mitigation strategies that could be adopted by property managers.Abstract:
Risk and uncertainty are part of the everyday operating environment for all organisations. Occasionally the risks may be sufficient to generate a crisis which, if left unattended, can become a disaster. The key person in an organisation who is often charged with the responsibility of recovering the supporting services that will enable the business to start functioning again is the facility manager, in charge of all property management functions. What should facility managers be aware of in terms of the characteristics of risk and crises and organisational culture that will affect their ability to plan for disaster recovery? Describes some features and characteristics of crises that could become disasters and discusses the features of organisations (such as tight‐coupling and interdependency) that can affect their exposure to risk ‐ crisis‐prone or crisis‐prepared ‐ and suggests some crisis‐mitigating strategies that could be adopted by property managers. Concludes that organisations can become crisis‐prep...read more
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