Expressing compassion in the face of crisis: Organizational practices in the aftermath of the Brisbane floods of 2011

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 115-124

  Simpson, Ace Volkmann ^a   Clegg, Stewart ^a,b   Pina e Cunha, Miguel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRISIS MANAGEMENT; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUSTRALIA; BRISBANE; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84877837305     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.12016     Document Type: Article

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