The new: restless and frightening, it is the most seductive and difficult path

Revista Intercontinental de Gestão Desportiva ◽

10.51995/2237-3373.v11i1e110008 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

The new: restless and frightening, it is the most seductive and difficult path. The paths of humanity are being generated from the indeterminate, the unforeseen, the unusual; this takes us to think then: why manage, plan, anticipate? In all our years of experience in the sports field, we seek to build scenarios, analyze external and internal environments, and use management tools. Perhaps the appropriate metaphor to represent all these cycles is the Olympics. History shows us the strength of the cyclical element in our existence as a species and people in the sports group. We organize, train, guide, plan from them. But suddenly, something happens that seems to contradict our cyclical experience. Unpredictability, non-substantiality, non-essentiality are elements dealt with in various spheres but hardly in management. Some authors try to find explanations by constructing other metaphors, such as the "black swan". Post-structuralists, post-critics, post-moderns work with dispersion.

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Fires, floods and financial meltdowns: black swan events and property asset management

Property Management ◽

10.1108/pm-08-2013-0042 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 32 (3) ◽

pp. 241-255 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

David M. Higgins

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Extreme Events ◽

Asset Management ◽

Decision Making Process ◽

Black Swan ◽

Management Tools ◽

Content Type ◽

Starting Point ◽

Known Unknowns ◽

Asset Managers

Purpose – In these ever challenging times, conventional property decision theory appears inadequate to deal with black swan events: those unforseen, rare and extreme natural and man-made disasters. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – This research maps, characterises and assesses these threats into: Known Knowns, Known Unknowns and Unknown Unknowns categories. Whereas, Known Knowns events can be managed and Unknown Unknowns events are difficult to even identify, those black swan Known Unknowns events that impact on a location, can be modelled based on available past and comparable evidence. Findings – As a starting point, black swan management tools can utilise available prediction-based scale indices to highlight the possibility of these extreme events occurring in locations, and so form an important consideration for property asset managers in their decision-making process. Originality/value – For property asset managers, this black swan management research attempts to identify, record and include those outlier events that directly impact on their property decision-making process. This can be undertaken by providing predictions as to the future occurrence of Known Unknown black swan events. These extreme events need to form an important part of a property asset manager's decision-making process. If overlooked, black swan events can have disastrous consequences for the valued client – building owner.

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Thriving in the Information Age: Information Organization and Management Tools in Dental Practice. Seattle, Washington, June 15-16, 1995

Journal of Dental Education ◽

10.1002/j.0022-0337.1996.60.1.tb03004.x ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 60 (1) ◽

pp. 12-80

Keyword(s):

Information Age ◽

Information Organization ◽

Dental Practice ◽

Management Tools ◽

Organization And Management

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Sports Concussions (TBI), Imbalance, and Dizziness

Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders ◽

10.1044/nnsld25.1.36 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 36-41 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Steven M. Doettl

Keyword(s):

Assessment Tools ◽

Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials ◽

Post Injury ◽

Management Tools ◽

Concussion Management ◽

Post Concussion Syndrome ◽

Behavioral Marker ◽

Valid Assessment ◽

Injury Assessment

It has been widely accepted that the assessment of balance after concussion plays a large role in determining deficit. Qualitative balance assessments have been an established piece of the post-injury assessment as a clinical behavioral marker of concussion for many years. Recently more specific guidelines outlining the role of balance evaluation in concussion identification and management have been developed as part of concussion management tools. As part of the ongoing development of concussions protocols, quantitative assessment of balance function following concussion has also been identified to have an important role. Frequently imbalance and dizziness reported following concussion is assumed to be associated with post-concussion syndrome (PCS). While imbalance and dizziness are common complaints in PCS, they can also be a sign of additional underlying pathology. In cases of specific dizziness symptoms or limited balance recovery beyond the initial post-concussive period, a quantitative vestibular assessment may also be needed. Electronystagmography and videonystagmography (ENG/VNG), rotary chair testing (RCT), and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) have all been identified as valid assessment tools for vestibular dysfunction following traumatic brain injury (TBI). The assessment of balance and dizziness following sports-related concussions is an integral piece of the puzzle for removal from play, assessment of severity, and management.

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