Responding to crises requires the ability to meet the unforeseen and adapt to new
conditions. The transboundary nature of crises with eg increased interconnectedness …

Emergencies are characterized by ambiguity and high stress. An emergency response
typically involves a blend of public, private, and volunteer organizations. Responding to …

Whereas certain crisis situations seem to favor the emergence of improvised modes of
action, other situations highlight the actors' inability to improvise. So far, the literature …

Common characteristics of crisis situations are ambiguous and unplanned for events. The
need for improvised roles can therefore be an imperative factor for the success of an …

Disasters often produce elements of shock that may render pre‐established plans for action
limited or otherwise inapplicable to the current situation. Improvisation is considered to be a …

Interest in the potential of improvisation to enhance safety outcomes in safety critical
situations has been increasing; however, improvisation also has the potential to make …

Using the response to World Trade Center disaster as a case study, this research focuses on
the interplay between organizational persistence and collective behavior emergence at the …

Improvisation represents the spontaneous and real-time conception and execution of a
novel response to an unanticipated situation. In order to benefit from the positive safety …

For decades social science research on disasters has documented the importance of
organisational emergence and individual role improvising to effective emergency …

Effective, appropriate improvisation has the potential to enhance system resilience, yet the
phenomenon is currently not well understood. This research tests the notion that …