A Systems Approach to Crisis Preparedness and Organizational Resilience

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Types of Organizational Crises

Organizational Crises

Criminal

Employee violence
Product tampering
Sabotage
Sexual harassment
Terrorism

Economic

Boycotts
Currency Instability
Hostile takeover
Stock devaluation
Strikes

Health

Contagious diseases
Environmental contamination
Job related injuries
Job related deaths

Legal

Major class action suits
Major corporate lawsuits
Major distributor suits
Major office liabilities
Major product liabilities

Human Resources

Employee violence
Executive succession
Family violence
Faulty corporate culture
Sexual harassment

Industrial Disasters

Explosions
Fires
Chemical releases
Major contamination
Major spills

Intellectual Property

Copyright infringements
Counterfeiting
Devaluation
Proprietary Information theft

 

Macro-Level Crises

Global Crises
International Crises
National Crises
Local / Regional Crises

 

 

Natural Disasters

Blizzards
Earthquakes
Electrical storms
Floods
Tornados/typhoons

Plant & Equipment

Communications breaks
Computer breakdown
Distribution net defects
Major operator error
Major product defect
Major product recalls
Manufacturing defects
operational crisis
Quality defects
Security breakdown

Regulatory

Adverse company regulations
Adverse special interests
Adverse industry regulations

Reputational

Adverse Media reports
Damage/ rumors
Damage to Reputation
Projection onto brand/logo

 


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