Research on crisis management and resilience has sought to explain how individuals and
organizations anticipate and respond to adversity, yet—surprisingly—there has been little …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to characterize the danger period which extends
before a crisis and to position issue management as an effective crisis prevention discipline …

This paper revisits the concept of crisis within the field of crisis management and puts
forward a series of avenues for building a theory of crisis that is in closer relation with the …

The broad field of public relations is plagued by difficulties of definition, none more
problematic than the definitional challenges facing issue management and crisis …

A new approach to crisis management is emerging which progresses beyond a purely
reactive response and creates fresh opportunities for improved organizational development …

Crisis leadership has become a strong element of crisis management scholarship, yet much
of the published research is primarily observational, based on the performance of leaders in …

This contribution considers the potential of critical realism to illuminate the nature of crises,
crisis management, and crisis lessons. After reviewing key aspects of critical realism in …

This chapter briefly reviews a subset of the literature in the field of crisis management in an
attempt to explore the concept of crisis not only as an exceptional event but also as a …

After almost 40 years of development, issue management has reached a point where it
could either fade out of fashion or continue evolving into new forms. Reviewing both the past …

Best-managed crises can bring positive recognition and enhance an organization's value;
worst-managed crises can snuff its viability. Numerous books have been written on the topic …