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

• Pubblicazione: Bradford, England, : Emerald Group Publishing, c2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (96 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.34
• Soggetto topico: Disasters - Economic aspects; Emergency management
• Altri autori: BurkeRonald J
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Effects of 9
• ISBN: 1-280-50986-4; 9786610509867; 1-84544-871-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910812049503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II