Cephalonia‚ Greece‚ 14-16 September 2006 A Six-step process for effective Crisis Management in the Port Industry EVANGELOS KOUNOUPAS‚ University of Piraeus‚ Department of Maritime Studies‚ 40‚ Karaoli & Dimitriou Str.‚ 185 32‚ Piraeus – Greece‚ Tel: +30 210 414 2535‚ Fax: +30 210 414 2569‚ Email: kounoupa@unipi.gr‚ kounoupa@ath.forthnet.gr ABSTRACT Crises often appear to be inevitable for a number of reasons. Traditional crisis management theory distinguishes between environmental factors and internal
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The 2008 Financial Crisis The United States economy is built on credit and combined with the reality that greed played a large part in the events leading up to the Global Financial Crisis (GFC)‚ the United States experienced one of the its worst financial crisis in its history. Easy credit‚ the housing slump‚ banks holding risky mortgages and tax regulations all played a significant part in causing the GFC of 2008/09. The major cause of the 2008 Financial Crisis is the Subprime Mortgage and Subprime
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A) The year 2003‚ started off fine and well just like other years‚ but it didn’t last for long. In the month of February‚ came devastating news that shocked the Nation. It was identified as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). The disease was contracted by young woman who had holidaying abroad. SARS virus spread rapidly and several fatal cases were reported. Apart from Singapore‚ several other neighbouring countries were also affected by the SARS virus. It was a global epidemic. It was a
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Alexandra Palaeva BUS 211 91 Article #5 Cyprus Crisis European Union bailout Cyprus with 10 billion euro on Monday. Part of agreement was that Cyprus second largest bank‚ Popular Bank‚ would be closed. As well as new tax plan for Bank of Cyprus. All banks have been shut since March 16th‚ they’re planning to reopen them on Wednesday‚ March 28th. Over the weekend‚ there was a withdrawal limit of 100 euro on ATM‚ but it didn’t stop from emptying them. Part of new agreement includes that any
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The Coming Energy Crisis? • • All warning signs that existed prior to the energy crises of 1973 and 1979 exist today. Various energy security measures indicate that the potential for an energy shortage is high. As submitted to Oil & Gas Journal for publication February 3‚ 2003 James L. Williams‚ President‚ WTRG Economics E-mail: wtrg@wtrg.com Phone: (479) 293-4081 I. Introduction Various measures of US energy security indicate that the US might be heading for an energy crisis. Many of the warning
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The Eurozone Crisis Sagana J 11/18/2013 ECON 3860 Word Count: 1‚495 The Eurozone Crisis The Eurozone is a combined group of countries using the euro as their only currency. It was created in 1999 and currently consists of 17 countries – not all part of the European Union (Investor Words). Within the Eurozone‚ the countries follow a monetary policy and controlled by the European Central Bank (in other words‚ the ECB controlled the supply of the euro within the 17 countries). In
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rP os t UV2551 July 7‚ 2009 THE FINANCIAL CRISIS OF 2007–2009: THE ROAD TO SYSTEMIC RISK op yo In early January 2009‚ George Corcoran‚ professor at a well-regarded business school in the southern United States‚ addressed a group of distinguished alumni in New York City. Many of them had experienced firsthand the ongoing global financial crisis; others were curious whether the crisis was finally ending or had only begun. Mindful of a series of record highs in the unemployment numbers
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should have just done a massive cancelation of flights for the day rather than a case by case basis when it was too late. To determine the causes of the failure of JetBlue’s CRM system during the crisis on Valentine’s Day 2007‚ we first have to evaluate JetBlue’s operating system independently before the crisis took place. Compared to its major competitors‚ such as Delta‚ JetBlue is behind in today’s technology with only being able to rebook a flight only through a telephone call to the headquarters
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USE WRITING TECHNIQUES TO PORTRAY THE MAIN THEME OF POWER THROUGHOUT THE BOOK? ‘The Hunger Games’ is classified as a science fiction novel and is the first book out of the hunger games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins in 2008. The Hunger Games tells the story of a post – apocalyptic nation called Panem. 12 districts are ruled by the capital and forced to compete in an annual televised event known as ‘The Hunger Games’ as a punishment for the rebellion taken against the capital in previous years
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Introduction: Iceland: Iceland is a European North Atlantic country with a population of 321‚800 according to statistics Iceland (2013). Reykjavik is the capital and the Icelandic monetary unit is the króna – ISK. Iceland is a parliamentary constitutional republic with a stable democracy. Iceland has been known for its rich natural resources (fisheries‚ renewable energy and water)‚ as well as being a significant tourist attraction because of its amazing natural beauty and its famous volcanoes
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