scholarly journals The successfulness of crisis management teams' response to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 68 (7-8) ◽  
pp. 545-556
Author(s):  
Jelena Lukić ◽  
Jamila Jaganjac ◽  
Snežana Lazarević
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
First Response ◽  
Rapid Spread

Crises are an inevitable part of the life cycle of any organisation, regardless of its location, size, market, and sector. At the beginning of 2020, all organisations faced a new crisis caused by a COVID-19 pandemic. The rapid spread of the disease and its consequences to human health required a quick reaction of organisations to protect the health and safety of employees through physical distancing. Organisations had to reorganise their way of doing business and adapt to new circumstances. The first response to the crisis is to activate or form a crisis management team. The main goal of the crisis management team is to prepare the organisation for a new way of functioning by using all its opportunities and strengths to minimise the negative effects of the crisis. The success of crisis management and the recovery of an organisation depend on the quality of functioning of the crisis management team. The results of a survey conducted during April and May 2020 which included 108 members of crisis management teams showed that the respective teams responded adequately to the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Research results showed that team members reacted quickly to the first signs of the crisis. They made real-time decisions by using a holistic approach due to their different knowledge, skills and experience, clear team roles, commitment to a common goal, open, honest and effective communication, and mutual trust.

scholarly journals Automation possibilities in a low rotation warehouse of a Belgian manufacturing plant. A case study

2019 ◽  
Vol 290 ◽  
pp. 02006
Author(s):  
Anca Mocan ◽  
Anca Draghici
Keyword(s):  
Management Team ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Manufacturing Plant ◽  
Health Statistics ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
Investment Cost ◽  
Total Investment ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Best Fit

Lack of appropriate warehouse ergonomics is one of the leading causes of worker injuries in industry environments. As management teams are trying to reduce the cost of doing business, they look to worker’s health statistics and realize they must improve their way of operating. The paper presents a warehouse analysis done at the request of the management team of a Belgian manufacturing plant. The factory’s warehouse was audited with focus on Kanban bin weight, storage rack height and rack width to assess the ergonomic strain it causes on workers. The paper then presents possible automation options in order to find the best fit to reduce ergonomic impact, while also optimizing the total investment cost.

scholarly journals Leadership and Emotional Intelligence: A Study of University Library Directors and Their Senior Management Teams

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (6) ◽  
pp. 531-554 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia A. Kreitz
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Senior Management ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
Library Directors ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Research Libraries ◽  
Organizational Role ◽  
Association Of Research Libraries

Drawing on the results of a survey sent to library directors and senior management team members working in Association of Research Libraries member libraries in the Western United States, this study explores the ideal emotional intelligence traits of both academic library directors and the members of their senior management teams. Respondents were asked to identify the top ten ideal traits needed by directors and senior management team members. The study explores the extent to which each respondent agreed on the most important emotional intelligence traits for each organizational role. Results include lists of the top ten ideal traits for each organizational role and the top ten ideal shared traits for library leaders.

Leading through a major occupational health and safety incident

2014 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 559
Author(s):  
Sam Witton ◽  
Rowan Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Injured Workers ◽  
First Response ◽  
Safety Incident ◽  
The Media ◽  
Government Body ◽  
Crisis Management Plan ◽  
The Relationship

There are many examples of incidents that can happen to a business, entirely unexpectedly, that require an immediate response. When an incident occurs, the business will be on the back foot; planning the process of response is about having the skills to regain the upper hand. Key areas to consider: First response: ensuring no further risk is created, establishing what has happened, and ensuring duties to preserve the scene are met. Notification: requiring consideration of whether the incident is reportable to a government body, who is responsible for making the report, and what should be reported. Planning: ideally, a pre-prepared crisis management plan will be in place; however, things evolve quickly. A re-assessment of the plan may be required. Planning is the opportunity to regain the initiative. Investigation: this requires consideration of the purpose that the investigation is for. Providing support to workers involved in the incident, family members of the injured workers, and the crisis team. Regulator engagement: the relationship with the regulator will be ongoing. Consider who is best placed to be the liaison. Shadow the regulator. Aim to be measured in your responses. Media engagement: be prepared to engage with the media, if necessary, but do no expect them to deliver the message you want. Keep it simple. Avoid admissions.

School Crisis Intervention: Building Effective Crisis Management Teams

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Basham ◽  
Valerie E. Appleton ◽  
Cass Dykeman
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Worker ◽  
Crisis Intervention ◽  
School Counselor ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Management Teams ◽  
School Crisis

This article is intended to show the school counselor, social worker, psychologist, or administrator how to build an effective crisis management team. Exercises designed to debrief the crisis team and to increase the crisis team's sensitivity to burnout conclude the article.

No More Heroes: Entrepreneurial Learning in the SME Management Team

2010 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 429-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian McKeown
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Framework ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Entrepreneurial Learning ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Emotional Commitment

Entrepreneurship is increasingly viewed as a plural rather than singular endeavour. This paper develops a conceptual framework of team-based entrepreneurial learning, challenging the myth of the entrepreneurial ‘Lone Ranger’ and revealing the significance of power structures in the SME management team in mediating what is and is not learnt. Entrepreneurial learning in this context is complex and often messy, involving co-participation in the development of opportunities, which, however, is frequently fractured and dysfunctional, with team members struggling to challenge existing practices and strongly affected by issues such as legitimacy of engagement, changing identity, emotional commitment, leadership, trust and conflict.

scholarly journals How May Virtual Communication Shape Cooperation in a Work Team?

2004 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Flache
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Work Teams ◽  
Work Team ◽  
Online Interaction ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Virtual Communication ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Interaction Task ◽  
Simulation Results

AbstractThis paper addresses theoretically the question how virtual communication may affect cooperation in work teams. The degree of team virtualization, i.e. the extent to which interaction between team members occurs online, is related to parameters of the exchange. First, it is assumed that in online interaction task uncertainties are higher than in face-to-face contacts. Second, the gratifying value of peer rewards is assumed to be lower in online contacts. Thirdly, it is assumed that teams are different in the extent to which members depend on their peers for positive affections, operationalized by the extent to which team members are interested in social relationships for their own sake, independently from their work interactions. Simulation results suggest both positive and negative effects of team virtualization on work-cooperation.

Comprehensiveness of Strategic Planning: The Importance of Heterogeneity of a Top Team

1993 ◽  
Vol 73 (1) ◽  
pp. 35-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen A. Bantel
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Planning ◽  
Group Process ◽  
Top Management Team ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Process Theory ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Demographic Heterogeneity ◽  
Key Dimensions ◽  
Organizational Tenure ◽  
Oriented Approach

A conceptual model linking the demographic heterogeneity of the top management team to comprehensiveness of strategic planning is developed. Planning comprehensiveness is one of the key dimensions underlying the dominant models of formulation of strategy, consistent with the tradition of “synoptic” strategic planning. Drawing on group process theory, heterogeneity among team members in outlooks and perspectives, represented by their demographic backgrounds, is expected to stimulate an open, broad, and challenge-oriented approach to the process of strategic planning, consistent with comprehensiveness. Heterogeneity on five characteristics—age, organizational tenure, team tenure, functional background, and educational curriculum—was included. Also discussed are the complexities of managing the group process of a heterogeneous team and additional influences, external to the team, on the comprehensiveness of strategic planning.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS – AN EMPIRICAL STUDY IN LITHUANIA

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Neringa Gudienė ◽  
Audrius Banaitis ◽  
Nerija Banaitienė
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Construction Projects ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Project Manager ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
Survey Results

This paper aims to identify a comprehensive list of critical success factors for construction projects in Lithuania. Based on the available literature review, this paper identified 71 success factors under 7 broad groups. Based on the survey results, ten factors including project manager competence, project management team members' competence, project manager coordinating skills, client clear and precise goals/objectives, project value, project management team members' relevant past experience, project manager organising skills, project manager effective and timely conflict resolution, client ability to make timely decision, and project manager experience were determined as the most important success factors for construction projects. These critical success factors are of great significance both to researchers and industry practitioners.

Psychological Journey of a Patient With a Ventricular Assist Device: A VAD Coordinator’s Perspective

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 443-451
Author(s):  
Karen Meehan ◽  
Sarah E. Schroeder ◽  
Shana Creighton ◽  
Colleen Labuhn
Keyword(s):  
Ventricular Assist Device ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Psychosocial Assessment ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
Assist Device ◽  
Ventricular Assist ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Complex Population ◽  
Device Placement ◽  
The Many

Background A thorough psychosocial assessment is needed during the evaluation of candidacy for ventricular assist device placement to identify potential barriers that would limit success with the device. Ventricular assist device coordinators are generally involved in the psychosocial assessment of the patient, allowing them to provide a more holistic approach to ventricular assist device candidacy during discussions at multidisciplinary meetings. There is a gap in the literature describing the psychological journey of patients after ventricular assist device implantation and the challenges ventricular assist device coordinators face when caring for this complex population. Objective The psychological journey of 3 patients with a ventricular assist device was explored to determine if common themes exist and to describe the experiences faced by the ventricular assist device coordinators with each patient. Methods Three patient case scenarios are described, as are the interactions with the patients’ ventricular assist device coordinator team members. Results All 3 case scenarios demonstrate similarities of younger ages, the need of family and social support, and ventricular assist device coordinators who went beyond the call of duty to assist in the successful heart transplantation for 2 cases and the successful decommission of the ventricular assist device in another case. Conclusion The psychosocial needs of patients with a ventricular assist device and ventricular assist device coordinators require ongoing assessment because of the many physical and emotional challenges that arise during the time a patient has an implanted ventricular assist device.

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