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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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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The Stanford prison and BBC prison Experiments comparison In summary the studies showed that the behavior of the ‘normal’ students who had been randomly allocated to each condition‚ was affected by the role they had been assigned‚ to the extent that they seemed to believe in their allocated positions. The studies therefore reject the dispositional hypothesis. The Stanford Prison Experiment demonstrates the powerful role that the situation can play in human behavior. Because the guards were placed
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Water Crisis in UAE Introduction Water crisis refers to the situation where the available water within a geographical location cannot meet the water needs of the population in that location. This prevalent situation has drawn considerable attention in most countries due to its severity to humanity. Because of the tripling of the population in the 21st century‚ the demand for water has remained considerably higher than the available clean and safe water. Despite the fact that the earth is covered
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Comparing Empires Essay: England and the Ottoman Empire Since ancient times‚ civilizations had their own methods of expanding and maintaining their territories. The different strategies and structures are what shape the empire. The Ottoman Empire was a powerful empire during its time. It conquered and weakened many important cities such as Constantinople and Venice. They Ottoman Empire expanded as a result of the shrewdness of its founder‚ Osman and his descendants‚ control of a strategic link
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Communication and Crisis Rosa Singleton HCS/320 [ 12/8/2012 ] Kristin Thrun Communication and Crisis My name is Rosa Singleton. I am the director of the Emergency Management Office in the area of Ohio. Today we have received official reports that the public water supplies for the city of Canton and other nearby cities have become contaminated with a life-threatening biological agent. It is the duty of my staff to implement contingency plans and address them within the organization‚ and
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are working the streets throughout England. She starts with the background of most of the prostitutes in Victorian England then talks about the Contagious Disease Act in 1864 that attempted to curb the venereal diseases being spread by prostitutes. Walkowitz also discusses two specific cities in England that prostitution was a ‘social evil’‚ Southampton and Plymouth‚ where the repeal campaigns were successful. Most of the women who turned to prostitution in England in the mid to late 19th century
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At some point in time‚ nearly any company can come face to face with a crisis situation which involves communication or in many instances‚ miscommunication. In some cases this could be rumor control and/or response‚ negative press or even breakdowns in crisis communication response. Whatever the situation‚ even the smallest of communication crisis can overwhelm even the strongest of companies. Crisis communication involves winning as well as keeping the confidence and trust of key factors (media
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and different life scenerios that they are more likely to be aware of who they are and are more comfortable with who they are. Some specific strategies that I would suggest in order to support a young person that I knew is experiencing an identity crisis would be to take time to reflect on what they want. Think about what things‚ activities‚ people and places that make them happy and feel good inside. Concentrate on the things that make you feel good about yourself and their life. I would also suggest
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believe you need to have a strong heart and spirit in order to put yourself in the situations required of a crisis hotline volunteer. I believe things could happen on the phone that could be devastating for you emotionally. So‚ I think it is important to make sure your need to help others isn’t an unhealthy need. After doing some research and contacting one of the local Crisis Hotline (Crisis Clinic) here in Seattle‚ WA King County area. I have found that in order to volunteer you will need to do
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