Problem definition: Reducing the likelihood of man-made disasters that cause harm to life,
property, and the environment is a key societal goal. To that end, regulatory agencies are …

Disaster response is not readily categorized by the influential taxonomies of operations
management (OM). Through the inductive research process of iterative triangulation, we …

Man-made and natural disasters are becoming increasingly common in today's world.
Among other entities, companies should be concerned because these impact organizational …

Disastrous High-Tech Decision Making: From Disasters to Safety offers new insights for
scholars studying management, decision making, cognition in the wild, and safety in the …

Crisis management scholarship arguably has struggled for decades to find a central place in
management and organization theory. This state of affairs belies a surge of both practical …

In the realm of safety management, this book embarks on a profound exploration of how the
political economy was reshaped in the last two decades. Much like privatization …

Accident researchers have long tried to understand why similar disasters and near misses
keep recurring within and across organizations in high hazard industries. So far such …

The role of emergency response is central to the quality of life as increasing numbers of the
world's people are exposed to disaster. This article reflects on three principle “causes for …

We have reviewed disaster management research papers published in major operations
management, management science, operations research, supply chain management and …

Disasters are an unpredictable phenomenon and they can happen anywhere at any time,
something reflected on several unfortunate chapters of history related to the experiences of …