Search for dissertations about: "crisis preparedness"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words crisis preparedness.

  2. 1. Crisis management : psychological challenges for leaders

    Author : Susanne Hede; Ann Enander; Lars Saxon; Jarle Eid; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crisis; crisis management; crisis preparedness; leadership; learning; motivation; municipal; psychology; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden; Ledarskap under påfrestande förhållanden; Psykologi;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to gain knowledge about how leaders holding the role as crisis manager at the Swedish municipal level perceive and experience crisis management in different phases.The thesis comprises four papers (Papers I-IV) based on empirical data. The sample consisted of relevant municipal leaders. READ MORE

  4. 2. Improving disaster response evaluations : Supporting advances in disaster risk management through the enhancement of response evaluation usefulness

    Author : Ralf Josef Johanna Beerens; Avdelningen för Riskhantering och Samhällssäkerhet; []
    Keywords : TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crisis; disaster; emergency; disaster risk management DRM ; preparedness; exercise; simulation; response; performance; evaluation; usefullness; design; The Netherlands;

    Abstract : Future disasters or crises are difficult to predict and therefore hard to prepare for. However, while a specific event might not have happened, it can be simulated in an exercise. READ MORE

  5. 3. Preparing for Preparedness - Shaping Crisis Planning Processes in Local Authorities

    Author : Kerstin Eriksson; Avdelningen för Brandteknik; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; Ability to respond to crises; Preparedness planning process; Crisis management; Local authority; Municipality;

    Abstract : In the developed countries the public expect society to be prepared for, and step in, if something out of the ordinary happens. This public pressure appears to have increased the demand for crisis preparedness planning. READ MORE

  6. 4. Crisis-induced learning in public sector organizations

    Author : Edward Deverell; Paul ´t Hart; Försvarshögskolan; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crisis-induced learning; crisis management; organizational learning; public organizations; case studies; flexibility; centralization; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan; Statsvetenskap med inriktning mot krishantering och internationell samverkan;

    Abstract : How do public organizations manage crises? How do public organizations learnfrom crises? These seemingly basic questions still pose virtual puzzles for crisismanagement researchers. Yet, the interest of the academic and practitionerrealms in crisis management has grown in recent years. READ MORE

  7. 5. Responding to Terrorist Attacks on Rail Bound Traffic : Challenges for Inter-organizational Collaboration

    Author : Veronica Strandh; Jan Engberg; Helena Lindholm Schultz; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; crisis management; terrorism; rail bound traffic; interorganizational collaboration; disaster medicine; scenario-based planning; preparedness; response; security;

    Abstract : Contemporary terrorism is becoming increasingly indiscriminate, and rail bound traffic appears to be vulnerable and at high risk for terrorist attacks. An attack targeting a train or subway system can have enormous implications, both in terms of human suffering and long-term societal consequences. READ MORE