In Search of Organisational Creativity: The Role of Knowledge Management

Contemporary management theories lead to systematic practices that appear to limit the creative capacity of any given organisation. Often there is a closed system paradigm, when in reality organisations are open systems. A desire to seek a rational way of operating is not necessarily negative, but gives priority to mechanisms and results over processes or contents. Drawing on practical experiences in architectural design within the construction industry, we point to approaches that inhibit the emergence of creativity in an organisation, and which can be harmful from the business point of view in the long run. It is suggested that one way to overcome these difficulties lies in improvements in knowledge management.     

Crisis Management

Multiple recent disasters have put crisis management in the limelight. Consequently, many IT-related research efforts are under way to bring transformational changes to first responder and response organizations’ ability to contain and mitigate crises.     

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.     

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。     

Profiling Crisis Management

Most research on crisis management has paid only limited attention to the prevention of crises. It is in the study of accidents where prevention receives ample attention. In this paper, it is argued that both the making and the management of crises can involve similar organizational weaknesses. The General Failure Type (GFT) model, originally developed and tested for profiling accident prevention, is extended to the domain of crisis management. After a short introduction and explanation of the major tenets of the theory and methodology of GFT-profiling, it is demonstrated how this methodology can be applied successfully to crisis management.     

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。”     

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.……     

In Search of Manageable Identity Systems

Efforts to design and successfully deploy network-based identity-management systems have been unsuccessful. One possible new approach is visible when comparing Internet identity protocol designs with systems used in financial services. Keeping the risks in mind, we should embrace systems that help reduce the uncertainty associated with online transactions. Neither the composite nor unitary approach yield a perfectly secure or reliable system, but Internet and Web system designers can learn a lot from the former. Not only has it proven itself in large-scale systems, but it's also more true to the way we think of identity in human terms. Interpersonal interactions involve assessing identity assertions' reliability according to numerous subtle factors, rather than applying a mechanical checklist. Adopting a more composite approach to identity lets us build systems that provide great reliability and flexibility in the inherently complex process of assessing whether we can trust the identities of those we deal with online     

Archetypes of open-source business models

Electronic Markets - The open-source paradigm offers a plethora of opportunities for innovative business models (BMs) as the underlying codebase of the technology is accessible and extendable by...     

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.     

In Search of Architectural Patterns for Software Security

Software architects design by combining and tailoring styles, patterns, and tactics with known properties. A security-relevant research agenda will give architects a principled body of knowledge from which to reason.     

软件开发项目中的风险管理和危机管理

风险管理和危机管理是软件开发项目管理中两个重要的方面，风险管理是预测、控制和管理项目风险，而危机管理则是应对项目的突发问题，他们是项目成功的有效保障。本文重点讨论了风险和危机产生的原因，以及风险和危机的管理方法。     

Information and Expertise Sharing in Inter-Organizational Crisis Management

Emergency or crisis management, as is well-attested, is a complex management problem. A variety of agencies need to collaborate and coordinate in real-time and with an urgency that is not always present in other domains. It follows that accurate information of varying kinds (e.g. geographical and weather conditions; available skills and expertises; state-of-play; current dispositions and deployments) needs to be made available in a timely fashion to the organizations and individuals who need it. By definition, this information will come from a number of sources both within and across organizations. Large-scale events in particular necessitate collaboration with other organizations. Of course, plans and processes exist to deal with such events but the number of dynamically changing factors as well as the high number of heterogeneous organizations and the high degree of interdependency involved make it impossible to plan for all contingencies. A degree of ongoing improvisation, which typically occurs by means of a variety of information and expertise sharing practices, therefore becomes necessary. This, however, faces many challenges, such as different organizational cultures, distinct individual and coordinative work practices and discrete information systems. Our work entails an examination of the practices of information and expertise sharing, and the obstacles to it, in inter-organizational crisis management. We conceive of this as a design case study, such that we examine a problem area and its scope; conduct detailed enquiries into practice in that area, and provide design recommendations for implementation and evaluation. First, we will present the results of an empirical study of collaboration practices between organizations and public authorities with security responsibilities such as the police, fire departments, public administration and electricity network operators, mainly in scenarios of medium to large power outages in Germany. Based on these results, we will describe a concept, which was designed, implemented and evaluated as a system prototype, in two iterations. While the first iteration focuses on situation assessment, the second iteration also includes inter-organizational collaboration functionalities. Based on the findings of our evaluations with practitioners, we will discuss how to support collaboration with a particular focus on information and expertise sharing.     

Learning Processes for Crisis Management in Complex Organizations

Safety practices and preparations for limited emergencies are common activities in complex systems. In contrast, the vital task of planning for a crisis is usually poorly handled. This paper seeks to provide a better understanding of the prerequisites for successful learning processes to deal with crisis situations. It reveals the barriers that emerge during the process of developing satisfactory learning practices. The objectives of this paper are twofold. The first aim is operational: how can one develop adequate learning processes despite the challenges involved? The second aim is theoretical: what light do these efforts and the resistance they arouse shed on the debate between ‘High Reliability Theorists’ and ‘Normal Accident Theorists’, in which the status of learning processes is a key element. The author refers to his personal experience with crisis research and consultation.