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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812049503321

Titolo

Effects of 9/11 on invididuals and organizations : down but not out / / Guest editor Ronald J. Burke

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005

ISBN

1-280-50986-4

9786610509867

1-84544-871-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (96 p.)

Collana

Disaster prevention and management ; ; v.14, no. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

BurkeRonald J

Disciplina

363.34

Soggetti

Disasters - Economic aspects

Emergency management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD; Effects of 9/11 on individuals and organizations: down but not out!; International terrorism and threats to security; A US view of terrorism; The danger in over-reacting to terrorism; Unity of purpose/unity of effort: private-sector preparedness in times of terror; Disaster database; Note from the publisher

Sommario/riassunto

This paper reviews research findings on the effects of a variety of natural andman-made disasters on those directly and indirectly involved as well as recent studiesof the effects of 9/11 on the general public and members of organizations (Fernando,2002; Pyszcynski et al., 2003). In addition, the emergence of a small number oflongitudinal case studies of organizations directly affected by the attacks on the WorldTrade Center (WTC), offers some insights on the ingredients that helped thoseorganizations bounce back. This is timely as this manuscript was being revisedfollowing the tsunami disaste