Crisis management
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Crisis Management
Crisis management (pronunciation: /ˈkraɪsɪs mænɪdʒmənt/) is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders.
Etymology
The term "crisis management" is derived from the Greek word 'krisis' meaning 'decision' and the Latin word 'maneggiare' meaning 'to handle'.
Related Terms
- Risk Management: The process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization's capital and earnings.
- Business Continuity Planning: The process involved in creating a system of prevention and recovery from potential threats to a company.
- Disaster Recovery: A set of policies, tools, and procedures to enable the recovery or continuation of vital technology infrastructure and systems following a natural or human-induced disaster.
- Emergency Management: The organization and management of resources and responsibilities for dealing with all humanitarian aspects of emergencies, in particular preparedness, response, and recovery in order to lessen the impact of disasters.
- Incident Management: An approach to restore normal service operation as quickly as possible and minimize the impact on business operations.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Crisis management
- Wikipedia's article - Crisis management
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