Organizational Networks in Times of Crisis: Lessons from Katrina

The purpose of this study was to examine how well organizations that could have potentially aided in the response to Hurricane Katrina were integrated into the relief effort following the disaster using a social network analysis framework. It was hypothesized that a number of organizations were kept isolated from or peripheral to mitigation efforts. Quantitative content analysis of media reports and government documents was performed to test this hypothesis, which was confirmed. The results of this study suggest that if relief efforts are to be more successful in the future, organizations with valuable resources must be included in the interorganizational networks of responders before and immediately after disasters take place.     

Oil Spill: Management Crisis or Crisis Management?

Stock values and earnings of Ashland Oil and Exxon were analyzed to determine if a correlation existed between a rapid, positive management response and minimization of the financial impact following an oil spill. The results showed a positive correlation for the company that employed, what experts call, ‘good’crisis management techniques.     

小模型大数据:一种分析软件行为的代数方法

采用问题框架方法分析软件需求通过借助领域知识及其之间的结构关系,论述用户的需求是可以被软件系统满足的.这类定性的可满足性论述支持早期需求决策,选择合理的软件体系结构和设计方案.但是,当前的移动软件需求方是偏好各异的用户个体,需求差异化明显,而且根据应用场景这些需求发生动态变化.在这种情况下,现有的定性分析方法不再适用.大数据分析提供一种数据驱动的深度学习机制,为很多实践者采用.但依靠数据驱动的软件分析往往就事论事,仍然不能从根本上提供一个合理的论述来说明大量软件用户的需求到底是什么,也无法对可信软件的安全和私密性提供可靠的论证.再多的数据也只能提供统计意义的表象,而无法彻底防范别有用心的漏洞利用.本文尝试从提炼软件抽象目标行为的角度进一步深化问题框架的研究思路,针对各类个体行为建立概率模型,提出一种基于模型代数分析的方法,以避开纯粹数据驱动思路的大数据分析盲点.通过对安全和隐私性问题的分析,对所提出的方法可用性及局限性进行探讨,对未来大数据软件需求研究给予一定的启示.     

Crisis Management in Finland: Contemporary Challenges

Finnish crisis management has become more challenging after the Cold War. The country is now considered increasingly vulnerable as it faces a diversified set of threats. These changing perceptions are reflected in substantial doctrinal changes: a broader security agenda and a new foreign policy line with crisis management as one of the central foci, guided by national defence priorities and constrained by economic imperatives. The ever‐present resource scarcity has not hindered organizational changes and improvements in the Finnish capacity for crisis prevention and response. Future enhancement of Finnish crisis management requires the development of international structures and the creation of a knowledge community of academics and practitioners.     

From One Crisis to the Other: The Shift of Research Interests in France

The key to effective crisis management lies not so much with the writing of detailed manuals (that have a low likelihood of being used, and an even lower likelihood of being useful) and practising location evacuations as with structured and continuous learning processes designed to equip key managers with the capabilities, flexibility and confidence to deal with sudden and unexpected problems/events – or shifts in public perception of any such problems/events.     

Early-Warning-Signals Management: A Lesson from the Barings Crisis

The collapse of Barings was not an isolated event of its type. Rather, it characterizes an increasingly prevalent aspect of business settings as we approach the end of the second millennium. This paper surveys theoretical references in the crisis-and-decline literature to factors triggering crises. In particular, it emphasizes perceived organizational failure to notice and act on early-warning-signals (EWS). The paper presents a framework of organizational crisis-causal factors. These factors are tabulated to form a basis for models illustrating causes of organizational crises and poor EWS management. Validity and usefulness of the framework are tested through application to the Barings crisis.The presentation of some causal factors framework provides a diagnostic/predictive tool for use by crisis management (CM) strategists and regulators. It permits the un-learning of a frequent, yet detrimental, repercussion of managerial ineptitude. The paper proceeds by, first, discussing EWS management as contributing to the CM theory base. These contributions are presented as general categories of crisis-creating and EWS management-averting factors. Categories of crisis sources and pertinent key issues are then tabulated, followed by formal propositions. Next, the paper presents, and analyses against the background of crisis-causal factors, the case of the Barings debacle of 1995. A research agenda is proposed aimed at enhancing the empirical approach to studying EWS. Finally, comment is offered on the validity of the framework presented in the paper and the ways in which it might be used by CM strategists.     

IT企业的危机公关

美国著名的危机管理专家库姆斯(W.Timothy Coombs)强调说:"危机不可预测,但并非不可预期.聪明的组织都知道危机早晚会降临,他们只是不知道什么时候会来而已." 　　没有危机可以隐藏 　　互联网时代几乎没有危机可以隐藏.国外最新研究表明,如果企业不预先建立完善的危机公关战略,并在危机的最初阶段对其态势加以控制的话,危机造成的连锁反应将是一个加速发展的过程,从最初的经济损失直至企业信誉和苦心经营的品牌形象毁于一旦.由于IT企业生产的大多是技术含量高的创新性产品,消费者对其产品的性能要求也不同于一般的消费产品,危机公关对于IT企业就更是意义重大.……     

IT企业的危机公关

美国著名的危机管理专家库姆斯（W,Timothy Coombs）强调说：“危机不可预测,但并非不可预期。聪明的组织都知道危机早晚会降临．他们只是不知道什么时候会来而已。”     

Business Performance Management: One Truth

The creation and execution of sound business strategy is essential to today's enterprise. Business Performance Management (BPM) offers organizations an IT-enabled approach to formulate, modify, and execute strategy effectively. This article describes Business Performance Management, presents a framework for BPM, and discusses the potential drivers, barriers, and critical success factors for a BPM implementation.     

浅谈危机管理意识在建筑施工管理中的应用

简要分析了危机管理意识在建筑施工管理中的作用，并阐述了其具体的应用，包括构建危机管理机构、信息收集及监控、优化人员综合素质和危机管理意识宣传等，以期为建筑施工管理人员提供一定的参考。     

Linking Issue Management,Corporate Social Responsibility and Crisis Communication: Applying Balance Theory in Crisis and Issue Management

Through a 2 × 2 × 3 experiment design, this study examines effects of issue‐related corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes on stakeholder perceptions of an issue‐related crisis (i.e., blame, scepticism and corporate credibility) through the lens of balance theory. Results indicate that issue‐related CSR programmes work well in reducing scepticism when stakeholders have high issue involvement and positive attitudes. Scepticism is also found to be a mediator between issue‐related CSR programmes and perceived corporate credibility.     

无线电大数据管理研究

以新一轮科技革命和产业变革为契机,对如何把大数据思维与新时期无线电管理相结合进行了阐述.在大数据特征与应用的基础上,提出了大数据给无线电管理带来的新思路.结合无线电管理现状,对大数据时期可能带来的新挑战进行了分析,并提出了相应对策,以期为相关管理部门提供借鉴意义.     

大数据结合库管软件在医疗物质管理中应用

医疗物质的信息化管理已经成为各个医院最重要的工作之一,物资管理是任何组织的重要组成部分。就医院而言,一个部门能否稳定运作,主要取决于商家向他们提供的材料是否能够满足要求。在国外,SAP在医疗产业中的应用逐渐成熟,但在国内医疗产业尚处于起步阶段。该系统的成功实施,解决了许多医疗单元材料管理的问题,提高了医疗单元材料管理的效率,实现了医疗材料的准确管理。基于此,笔者重点探讨了大数据结合库管软件在医疗物质管理中应用,希望能够为相关研究提供借鉴。