in policies making and implementation and more relevant to this topic its role in coming to the aid of the government in times of crisis and disasters. The Bali Roundtable on developing countries in 2002 recognized the business sector as a primary driver of economic development and the World Summit for Sustainability identified business involvement as critical in alleviating poverty and achieving sustainable development (www.un.org). This perceived pervasiveness of corporate organizations especially
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Disaster Management in Pakistan On 26th October this year‚ thirty six trapped Chilean mine workers were rescued by drilling a deep hole into the mine. A month later‚ twenty nine mine workers in Newzeland died after remaining trapped for days in a mine. Poor disaster management cost precious lives. In Pakistan‚ too‚ Disaster management is not up to the mark. Be it the devastating earthquake‚ the catastrophic floods‚ the outbreak of fires or the aftermath of bomb blasts‚ the management was
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1986‚ the Space Shuttle Challenger exploded during launch‚ taking the lives of six astronauts and one teacher. Questions arose about what factors led to this disaster. I will discuss these factors in terms of general engineering disasters. In an article “Explaining Disasters” (Harris 1995)‚ three factors are discussed which cause disasters: bad management‚ engineering faults and bad ethics. Success for any company depends on good management. A communication gap between management and the employees
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Assess the benefits to performance of recovery strategies for a 1500m track athlete Recovery is a very important element of fitness‚ due to the high physiological and phycological demands that arise from many different high intensity sports‚ such as 1500m track. Through studying many different types of recovery strategies‚ it is evident that the effectiveness of each strategy varies‚ however all play a positive role in decreasing fatigue‚ illness‚ injury and underperformance; all of which athletes
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Chapter Service Recovery • The Impact of Service Failure and Recovery • How Customers Respond to Service Failures • Customers’ Recovery Expectations • Service Recovery Strategies • Service Guarantees 8 Chapter 8 - Service Recovery Service recovery: actions taken in response to a ___________________ What do you do when you receive poor service? Unhappy Customers’ Repurchase Intentions (Figure 8.1) Unhappy Customers Who Don’t Complain 9% Unhappy Customers Who Do Complain Complaints Not Resolved
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Alpha Piper Disaster Introduction The accident‚ which occurred on board of the seaward platform Piper Alpha in July 1988‚ took lives of 167 people and cost billions of dollars damage of property. The Piper Alpha is placed in the North Sea‚ around 193 km northeast of Aberdeen. The field was discovered in January 1973 and the same year construction of platform took place. The depth of it was up to 140 m‚ and at the time the development and installation of the Piper Alpha platform give tongue to
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natural disaster is the effect of a natural hazard. Bangladesh‚ a country in southern Asia that is home to 140 million people‚ is widely known as a land of natural disasters. It is highly vulnerable to floods‚ famine‚ drought‚ earthquake‚ cyclones‚ and river erosions. Due to the effects of these disasters‚ the country is now permanently in distress. These disasters have become regular phenomena and have been causing suffering to millions of residents for many decades. Natural Disasters are occurring
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The Hindenburg disaster occurred on May 6‚ 1937. A German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was engulfed while its attempt to dock at the Naval Air Station Lakehurst in Manchester Township‚ New Jersey‚ United States. The fire was ignited by an electrostatic discharge which sparked leaking hydrogen from the zeppelin. In order to make up for extra than 12 hours in its transatlantic flight‚ the Hindenburg passed via a weather front of excessive humidity and high electric charge. Even
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In my opinion‚ recovery signifies to live and to be alive. In short‚ it is the key component that I need to have in my life to ensure that I am alive in the flesh‚ as well as alive in the mind. In other words‚ recovery is the bridge that connects the gap between living a mediocre life and living a life of complete fulfillment. It allows me to strive to be the best human being that I can possibly be while I exist on planet earth. For example‚ I know from my personal experience that if I did not have
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Man-made disasters Man-made disasters are disasters resulting from man-made hazards (threats having an element of human intent‚ negligence‚ or error; or involving a failure of a man-made system)‚ as opposed to natural disasters resulting from natural hazards. Man-made hazards or disasters are sometimes referred to as anthropogenic. Contents * 1 Sociological hazards * 1.1 Crime * 1.1.1 Arson * 1.2 Civil disorder *
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