Surviving organizational disasters

Duncan, W. Jack; Yeager, Valerie A.; Rucks, Andrew C.; Ginter, Peter M.

doi:10.1016/j.bushor.2010.10.005

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“…1 University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada 2 Ottawa Public Health, Ontario, Canada BCP, with much of the literature founded on discussion papers and government documents (Duncan, Yeager, Rucks, & Ginter, 2011;Public Safety Canada, 2015).…”

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“…Following a disaster, there tends to be a disproportionate focus on business failure, compared with success (Duncan et al, 2011;Lee et al, 2013). However, Childs Capital LLC, a business located in New York near the World Trade Center in 2001, attributed its survival to contingency plans put in place prior to the 9/11 attacks.…”

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“…However, Childs Capital LLC, a business located in New York near the World Trade Center in 2001, attributed its survival to contingency plans put in place prior to the 9/11 attacks. Their BCP strategies included having data backed up off-site and the ability to access it remotely (Duncan et al, 2011 Systems-Requirements (PECB, 2012).…”

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Promoting Resilience Using an Asset-Based Approach to Business Continuity Planning

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Essential service organizations fulfill critical roles in maintaining public health during a disaster; therefore, business continuity planning is paramount to ensure continued functioning of core operations during a disruption. Business continuity planning is typically oriented around a predict and prevent approach. Asset-mapping activities have the potential to balance the predominantly risk-based approach by focusing on strengths and capability already present within organizations. The purpose of this study is to identify a suite of organizational-level assets that support resilience, and to contribute to the empirical evidence base for business continuity planning. Two focus group consultations with essential service organization representatives (n = 22) were held in Ottawa, Canada, in March and April 2014, using the Structured Interview Matrix facilitation format. Inductive analysis was used to identify eight emergent themes that highlight the importance of organizational-level assets and their contribution to adaptive capacity. Leadership and culture in adopting and promoting preparedness strategies were predominant themes, as well as the importance of communication and connectedness across micro, meso, and macro levels. A suite of 25 assets were identified and grouped into seven categories: (a) awareness, (b) human resources, (c) information and communication, (d) leadership and culture, (e) operational infrastructure, (f) physical resources, and (g) social capital. This evidence base can be used as a template to guide asset-mapping activities, and support organizations engaging in business continuity planning.

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Promoting Resilience Using an Asset-Based Approach to Business Continuity Planning

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“…Such Continuation of planning can save organization in difficult conditions of crisis. (Duncan, Yeager, 2011). In fact, continuation of planning is a tool that helps organizations remain in their work in serious conditions and not be weakened.…”

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The Preparation of Governmental Organizations of Rasht in Dealing with Natural Crises with Emphasis on Crisis Management Components

Hosseini¹,

Heydari²,

Hayati³

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Increasing of natural disasters over the past decade has led to a catastrophe, due to the large volume of lives and property losses and not having any program. In this context, the appropriate response to these disasters requires planning, forecasting, and using unexpected events prevention methods; the role of governmental organizations is more important as the supporters of citizens.This study aimed to evaluate the status of organizations' preparation in the field of unexpected events in order to reduce the damage caused by natural disasters and provide effective service. Therefore, the factors affecting the preparation are very important, especially in responsible organizations. This study was a descriptive -analytical research. A number of 50 organizations were assessed in terms of preparedness against disaster. Using a researcher made questionnaire, the data was gathered and analyzed by SPSS. The findings of this study showed that the preparedness of governmental organizations in Rasht has not the necessary capabilities; and there was a significant relationship between the characteristics of organizations and the amount of crisis management components.

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“…In extreme situations, man-made or natural disasters can threaten the very survival of the organization in their given industries (Duncan, Yeager & Rucks, 2011). At the very least, hypercompetition (Ilinitch, D'Aveni & Lewin, 1996), characterized by intense intercompany rivalry, rapidly evolving markets and ease of entry into new markets, has become the norm in most industries.…”

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Do you have a survival instinct? Leveraging genetic codes to achieve fit in hostile business environments

Lawton¹,

Rajwani²,

Reinmoeller³

2012

Business Horizons

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Surviving organizational disasters

Cited by 50 publications

References 20 publications

Promoting Resilience Using an Asset-Based Approach to Business Continuity Planning

Promoting Resilience Using an Asset-Based Approach to Business Continuity Planning

The Preparation of Governmental Organizations of Rasht in Dealing with Natural Crises with Emphasis on Crisis Management Components

Do you have a survival instinct? Leveraging genetic codes to achieve fit in hostile business environments

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