Crises as learning triggers: Exploring a conceptual framework of crisis-induced learning

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-188

  Deverell, Edward ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; EXPLORATION; LEARNING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

EID: 69149089415     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2009.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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