.../approach This study draws on fieldwork data from Nariño, Colombia, combined with secondary data and a review of the literature on El Niño and disaster preparedness. Findings Disaster managers in Nariño do have contingency plans for El Niño events at their disposal. Yet, these plans do not come...

... contingency planning phenomenon: geographically bounded public, research-oriented, higher education institutions. This study could provide a framework for administrative leaders in academic settings to assess their organizations’ capacity for recovery from an unexpected business disruption. This study could...

... (Ministry of Health and Welfare (MW), 2012). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Diverse workforces Mere awareness Sincere accommodation Korea Emergency measures Contingency planning Disasters In Korea, many stakeholders have pointed out the poor conditions of emergency...

...Uta W. Hesterberg; Gerardo Huertas; Michael C. Appleby Purpose Inclusion of animals in emergency contingency planning is not yet common practice in many countries. The purpose of this paper is to assess the need for and viability of such inclusion in Latin America. Design/methodology/approach...

... in coastal Bangladesh. Bishawjit Mallick can be contacted at: bishawjit.mallick@ifr.uni‐karlsruhe.de © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2011 Bangladesh Natural disasters Social groups Organizational skills Contingency planning The regional development in any country...

..., such as differences in cognitive style. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business continuity Contingency planning Senior management Training The background and motivation for this paper is that during the planning for and development of business continuity plans as well as in training...

... in the event of an encounter with such contingencies. In short, an effective BCP is crucial to every company as it helps to ensure the continuous well‐being of the company. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Business continuity Construction industry Singapore Contingency planning...

... environments. In simple words, creativity and strategic thinking is the name of the game. Ehsan Khodarahmi can be contacted at: realarticles@gmail.com © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2009 Management strategy Contingency planning However, Mitroff and Alpaslan (2003) classify...

... indicators. These were: Location/date. February 2003. H. Joseph Wen can be contacted at: hjwen@semo.edu © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 Disasters Man‐made disasters Man‐made systems Emergency measures Contingency planning Human failure This research...

.... standards of services; information and openness; choice and consultation; courtesy and helpfulness; putting things right; and value for money. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Disasters Charters Contingency planning India The cost of damage from natural hazards...

... evaluation protocol designed to assess the wildfire, drought and flood mitigation provisions in comprehensive plans. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 Natural disasters Fire Floods Water supply Contingency planning United States of America Natural hazards affect on average...

... and environmental damage. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2005 Organizational planning Risk assessment Risk management Contingency planning Employee involvement Decision theory An industrial systems degree of vulnerability is in large respect dependent on social factors working before...

... for the former increased under the duress of more, and more serious, civilian disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and transportation crashes (Blanchard, 1984). © MCB UP Limited 2002 Contingency planning Terrorism USA Crisis management The phrase “civil protection” has...

... factors are considered as relevant with regard to loss reduction: © MCB UP Limited 2001 Disaster management Hazards Contingency planning The inability to grasp the context of natural hazards represents one of our greatest barriers to managing the consequences of natural disasters...

.... This is especially important with contingency plans which may be rarely if ever used. Indeed, in a perfect world, where procedures are operated safely and efficiently, the risks of accident are negligible. But we live in a real world where imperfect equipment, bad working practices and human frailty combine...

...Alberto Petroni As information systems (IS) become indispensable, EDP disaster recovery has to become an essential IS function. In this paper, after discussing the criticality of sound planning for information systems disaster recovery in banks, the approach to contingency planning adopted by Banca...

... the likely scale of disruption created by a disaster, this approach can represent a highly cost effective strategy. © MCB UP Limited 1999 Contingency planning Disaster management Disaster recovery Risk management The object of business continuity planning is minimising loss after...

... be provided which demonstrate the utility of these technologies in enhancing training activities for emergency personnel as well as extending the opportunity for such training beyond the time and place of the original trainer. © MCB UP Limited 1998 Contingency planning Disaster planning Disaster...

...; and having lived through a disaster neither served as impetus to initiate disaster preparedness plans nor resulted in plans incorporating knowledge gained. © MCB UP Limited 1997 Contingency planning Disaster management Planning Natural disasters occur in all regions of the USA...

...G.H. Moore Charts the career of the author through the fire service and the subsequent major disasters which occurred during that time. Advocates the importance of adequate disaster plans, and explains the development of Lincolnshire’s civil contingency plan. Disasters are something that happen...