Measuring the organizational resilience of critical infrastructure providers: A New Zealand case study

International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection

Volumn 18, Issue , 2017, Pages 37-49

  Brown, Charlotte ^a   Seville, Erica ^a   Vargo, John ^a  

^a Resilient Organisations Ltd   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Benchmarking Resilience; Critical Infrastructure Resilience; Measuring Resilience; Organizational Resilience; Resilience Indicators

Indexed keywords

BENCHMARKING; HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC WORKS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

INFRASTRUCTURE PROVIDERS; INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCES; MEASURING RESILIENCE; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATIONAL RESILIENCE; SENIOR MANAGERS; STAFF MEMBERS; STRESS TESTING;

CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURES;

EID: 85021187236     PISSN: 18745482     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcip.2017.05.002     Document Type: Article

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