scholarly journals Resilience engineering in practice: Reflecting on a pediatric hospital’s preparation for unknown coronavirus outbreak

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Shanqing Yin ◽  
Chia Yin Chong ◽  
Kee Chong Ng ◽  
Khai Pin Lee
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Resilience Engineering ◽  
Paediatric Hospital ◽  
The World ◽  
Major Disruption ◽  
Resilient Behavior

At the start of 2020, hospitals around the world were trying to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic. From the resilience engineering perspective, this outbreak would be a significant test as healthcare institutions try to tolerate and manage this major disruption. This paper shares insights on what a stand-alone paediatric hospital in Singapore had done to stay ahead since the beginning of the outbreak. Observations were conducted from 25-Jan-20 to 25-Mar-20 to capture evidence of resilient behavior, notably in the form of improvisations. Findings revealed adaptations made across various organization levels: at the macrosystem to create capacity to isolate safely, at the mesosystem to facilitate teamwork, and at the microsystem to manage compromises at the frontlines. Juxtaposing this episode with other examples of organizational resilience, this paper maps out common resilience engineering themes in the hospital’s response to COVID-19, but also questions what defines an organization’s success in being resilient.

Vulnerabilities of Virtual and Networked Organizations

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 20-34
Author(s):  
Zora Arsovski ◽  
Slavko Arsovski ◽  
Aleksandar Aleksic ◽  
Miladin Stefanovic ◽  
Danijela Tadic
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
Virtual Organizations ◽  
One Dimension ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
The World ◽  
Different Types ◽  
New Business ◽  
Future Work ◽  
Networked Organizations

Virtual organizations (VO) represent a future paradigm of business. Having in mind different types of perturbations in business today, from the economic crisis to the earthquakes in Japan and terrorists’ actions, new business solutions have emerged in order to sustain development all over the world. As a new field in scientific research, organizational resilience needs to be investigated in the context of VO’s. This paper has the intention to suggest a qualitative way to assess one dimension of organizational resilience in VO’s related to keystone vulnerabilities and to establish directions for future work, emphasizing the importance of quantifying overall organizational resilience.

scholarly journals Laboratory accidents and breaches in biosafety – they do occur!

2008 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tony Della-Porta
Keyword(s):  
Medical Emergency ◽  
Asian Countries ◽  
Sars Coronavirus ◽  
High Profile ◽  
The World ◽  
Major Disruption

In 2003 and 2004 the world became aware of three high profile microbiological incidents in Asia associated with infections with the SARS coronavirus (SARS CoV). Early in 2004 SARS was causing major disruption to many Asian countries, costing a considerable amount in lost trade and in handling the medical emergency. However, through strict quarantine measures, the disease was controlled and eradicated the virus as a cause of disease in humans (although it continues to exits in wildlife).

Introduction: in defense of some optimism

1981 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
George H. Quester
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
International System ◽  
Nuclear Proliferation ◽  
Oil Production ◽  
The World ◽  
National Power ◽  
Major Disruption

The spread of nuclear weapons would make the world a much less stable place, and such a spread may be difficult to stop. Yet proliferation is not as yet inevitable.Several viewpoints are implicitly rejected in this collection. One is that nuclear proliferation would actually be desirable for the world. Another is that such weapons spread is inevitable. Other rejected viewpoints are that such spread can be halted only by a crash program, by a brutal exercise of American national power, or by a substantial surrender of such power.The international system may indeed hamper a nonproliferation effort in various ways—for example, in a drastic worsening of Soviet-American relations or a major disruption of world oil production.Yet the most important counter to pessimism about containing proliferation comes from the world's awareness of how bad actual proliferation would be. States which pretend to be indifferent or resigned to such nuclear weapons spread will quietly be making contributions to halting it.

scholarly journals Humanitarian Medical Trips after COVID-19: Perspectives from Volunteers

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 2473011420S0023
Author(s):  
Eric C. Gokcen ◽  
J. Turner Vosseller
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
The World ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Major Disruption ◽  
Main Determinants ◽  
American Orthopaedic ◽  
Question Survey

Category: Other Introduction/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has caused major disruption in all areas of life around the world. Volunteers that are involved in providing international humanitarian medical trips may have reservations about resuming these trips. The purpose of this study was to determine the perspectives of previous international humanitarian medical trip applicants regarding resuming these trips. Methods: A ten-question survey was given to 27 physicians that had previously applied to go on a humanitarian trip to Vietnam in 2020 with the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society. Recipients were given 3 weeks to complete the survey, with three reminders sent. 19 completed the survey for a 79% response rate. Results: 47% of the respondents were ages 36-49, with 47% from the USA. 47% had been on 1-5 previous medical trips. All of the respondents are still considering going on a future trip. The majority (79%) anticipate being able to resume travel by June 2021. 74% will determine when to go based upon government clearance for travel and 79% will take into consideration the COVID-19 status at the host site. Only 2 respondents (11%) would wait for their practice to stabilize economically. Conclusion: Although the COVID-19 pandemic has severely limited the ability to travel for international humanitarian medical trips, previous volunteers and applicants are still anticipating resuming these trips within a year. Most are monitoring government restrictions and the COVID-19 status at the host site as the main determinants for going. Once these factors are favorable, humanitarian medical trips will be able to resume. Those that are planning these trips should continue their preparations.

Change Management, Organizational Adaptation, and Labor Market Restructuration

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Charis Vlados ◽  
Theodore Koutroukis ◽  
Dimos Chatzinikolaou
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Change Management ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Organizational Adaptation ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Foreseeable Future ◽  
Fourth Industrial Revolution ◽  
The World

The recent transformation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis drives the world economy to an accelerated mutation. This chapter focuses on how the current developments affect the various socioeconomic organizations and systems and how they can adapt to this new emerging reality. To this end, relevant forecasts on the current pandemic crisis are examined. Τhis crisis seems to cause the acceleration of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, functioning as a catalyst of the structural changes also observed in the working environment. The chapter suggests that all socioeconomic organizations (irrespectively of their size, spatial reach, and sectorial focus) are called upon nowadays to readjust themselves and that innovation is the fundamental generator for exiting the ongoing structural crisis. However, innovation unavoidably creates significant changes that socioeconomic organizations must manage effectively in the foreseeable future, according to a new way of perceiving organizational resilience and adaptability for the post-COVID-19 era.

Characteristics of Organizational Resilience during a Security Crisis

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 632-655
Author(s):  
Eti Boehm-Tabib
Keyword(s):  
Social Service ◽  
Public Organizations ◽  
Theoretical Issue ◽  
Organizational Resilience ◽  
Community Centers ◽  
Early Stages ◽  
The World ◽  
Service Departments ◽  
Organizational Patterns ◽  
Crisis Situations

Abstract In light of the crisis situations the world over, resilience of organizations has become an increasingly important practical and theoretical issue. This research examines the characteristics of resilience in public organizations during the early stages of a security-related crisis. Based on personal interviews with 32 managers and employees in local social service departments and community centers who experienced the crisis as part of their jobs, the most prominent characteristic that contributed to resilience was the propensity to act. Characteristics that undermined resilience were also identified. The article discusses the characteristics of resilience identified and their implementation, as well as the need during a crisis to break away from routine organizational patterns and the planning that can develop organizational resilience.

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