How the Year of a Thousand Unknowns Could Transform Camp

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ariella Rogge
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Summer Camp ◽  
Research Environment ◽  
Management Concepts

COVID-19 made many summer camp professionals cancel their 2020 programs. Summer camp professionals who cancelled, or significantly modified their programs, still have something to do: they have an opportunity to change. In the applied research environment, this new body of information will be fascinating to examine as it could potentially help all camps embrace the value of certain strategies, messaging and crisis management concepts to improve relationships and broaden the value of the camp experience.

scholarly journals Usage of Social Network Analysis (Sna) in Crisis Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 72-88
Author(s):  
Hakan Güreşci ◽  
Recep Sait Arpat
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Social Network Analysis ◽  
Network Analysis ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Critical Data ◽  
Political Crises ◽  
Management Concepts

Abstract Social systems are complex structures that consist of different sub-systems. Therefore, understanding social systems is more difficult than comprehending electronic or mechanical systems. What makes social systems more complex than other systems is that society is not simply the sum of each individual in the society. In the current global system, the countries, which have become small villages, try to meet national security needs by converting the unknown to known and identifying the correlation among political, military, social and economic events. The current crisis management concepts are conducted through systematic approaches. Besides, the management of social, economic and political crises need to be conducted in a holistic approach covering all sub-systems. At this point, the function of Social Network Analysis (SNA) emerges. SNA, which forms the main subject of this paper, is a tool for examining the structure of a crisis through correlating the sub-elements. The aim of this study is to show how SNA can be used in crisis management. First, SNA is performed on a generic crisis situation and the results are presented. Then, the additional critical data requirements are put forward to manage the crisis effectively.

scholarly journals Evaluating the degree of physical resilience of Babol against earthqakes

2020 ◽  
Vol 33 (02) ◽  
pp. 239-258
Author(s):  
Mehdi Zare ◽  
Morteza Shojaei ◽  
Bahram Akasheh ◽  
Abbas Ostadtaghizadeh ◽  
Arezo Dorostian
Keyword(s):  
Natural Disasters ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Applied Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
International Studies ◽  
The North ◽  
North Of Iran ◽  
Gis Software ◽  
Very High

The management of natural disasters requires understanding their essence, making accurate assessments, planning, and providing appropriate solutions. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the physical resilience of the 22 neighborhoods of Babol located in the north of Iran against earthquakes. The methodology of this applied research study is descriptive-analytical. In this regard, by initially studying similar national and international studies, using the expert opinion of seismology and urban planning specialists and interviewing experienced urban managers in the field of crisis management, 30 effective indices on physical resilience against earthquake risk were extracted. Then, using analytic functions of GIS software and multi-criteria models including AHP, TOPSIS, VIKOR and COPRAS, the physical resilience of Babol against earthquakes was evaluated. Then, in order to obtain accurate results, using the integration models including the Statistic, BORDA and COPELAND, the physical resilience of Babol's 22 neighborhoods was evaluated. The analysis of the final GIS maps shows that neighborhoods 2, 3, 4, 5, and 11 have very high physical resilience and neighborhoods 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 have very low physical resilience against earthquakes.

scholarly journals Empowering Internal Stakeholders Through the Dissemination of Useful Information: A Review of Crisis Management Concepts

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia I Fusch ◽  
Janie A Hall ◽  
Gene E Fusch
Keyword(s):  
Social Change ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Organizational Leaders ◽  
For Profit ◽  
Management Concepts ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
Corporate Social ◽  
Business As Usual

In this article, we define crisis management as not only a problem, but also an opportunity for leaders to be flexible, creative, and innovative that contributes to social change. In the past, organizational leaders often looked at crisis management as a quick fix or stopgap to <em>business as usual</em>. Empowering internal stakeholders and disseminating useful information that is relevant, valid, timely, and reliable to people within the organization can lead to crisis resolution at the closest point of action and contribute to social change. We look at the primary and secondary stakeholders and stewardship of the employees during the crisis and discuss crisis management as the action research process and the relationship to social change. Moreover, corporate social responsibility from the perspective of the for-profit business leader can be a marketing and branding effort to improve organizational performance from the crisis management process that also contributes to social change.

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