Operational problems of organizations in disasters.
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TextLanguage: ENG Publication details: 1967Description: 25p., 6 refsReport number: Institutional/Corporate BodySubject: Immediately after impact, organizations have to operate under conditions of great uncertainty. However, a disaster initially only provides a tentative suggestion as to the scope of its impact, and the organizations have to operate under conditions of urgency. Many pre-disaster patterns become ignored or eliminated in the emergency activity. There is a change in an organizations ability to control the organizational environment, and they may lose their independence. In general, certain aspects of decision making and communication will be disrupted from the routine. A degree of flexible response must be available to meet unfolding events, and cope with the stress and strain of diffuse obligations
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Symposium held 7-8 September 1967
Immediately after impact, organizations have to operate under conditions of great uncertainty. However, a disaster initially only provides a tentative suggestion as to the scope of its impact, and the organizations have to operate under conditions of urgency. Many pre-disaster patterns become ignored or eliminated in the emergency activity. There is a change in an organizations ability to control the organizational environment, and they may lose their independence. In general, certain aspects of decision making and communication will be disrupted from the routine. A degree of flexible response must be available to meet unfolding events, and cope with the stress and strain of diffuse obligations
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