Enhancing organizational resilience through emergency planning: Learnings from cross-sectoral lessons

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-37

  Crichton, Margaret T ^a   Ramsay, Cameron G ^b   Kelly, Terence ^c  

^a People Factor Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b Cogna Limited ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PLANNING PRACTICE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 68749092971     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2009.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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