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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1988 Judicial Crisis In 1988‚on the ground of misconduct‚ Tun Salleh Abas by then Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohammad was brought before a tribunal and this tribunal was chaired by Tun Hamid Omar. Due to the constitutionality of the tribunal‚ Tun Salleh Abas filed a suit in the High Court of Kuala Lumpur and while proceeding‚ interim stay against the tribunal was applied by Tun Salleh Abas until July 4‚ 1988 but the request then denied. Later‚however‚ an interlocutory order was granted to Tun
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Foreclosure Crisis: What Should the Federal Government Do? The mortgage crisis we are experiencing in the United States today is already ranking as among the most serious economic events since the Great Depression of the 1930’s. Hardly a day goes by without a story in the newspaper or on the cable news stations reporting about the increase in the number of foreclosures across the United States. The effects of this crisis have spread across all financial markets‚ where in the end all of us are paying
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global financial crisis was exploded in 2008. This was the most serious financial crisis since the economic depression which occurred in 1930s and it severely impacted the global financial market. Lots of corporations collapsed during the 2008 financial recession which was caused by breakage of capital chain. Although some companies did not bankrupt during that period‚ they also had suffered huge loss. The 2008 global financial crisis began from America. American financial crisis came from the prosperity
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RUNNING HEAD: Communication and Crisis paper Communication and Crisis Paper University of Phoenix HCS/320 August 6‚ 2012 According to this Scenario: In 1979‚ the Three Mile Island nuclear reactor malfunctioned‚ releasing radiation into the environment. There were no immediate deaths or injuries resulting from the incident; however‚ the accident drew much media attention and created concerns in the local area and beyond. The major forms of communication used to report these events were
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GLOBAL ENERGY CRISIS: THEN AND NOW Global Energy Crisis: Then and Now Introduction The world today faces an energy crisis. The world is dependent on certain natural resources like oil and natural gas that are quickly depleting. These resources are being imported from countries that have the ability to set higher prices due to demand (Nef 1977). Because of this‚ the world faces a great recession‚ and like Britain in the second half of the 16th century‚ we need to find alternative sources
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Farris is that the UN and the US have both considered the crisis in Darfur the worst humanitarian and human rights case in the world currently? Out of the population of 7 million in the Darfur region‚ 30‚000 - 50‚000 are estimated to have been killed‚ and 1.2 million have been displaced. United States Aid for International
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Abstract Part 1: Crisis Scenario Development Develop a scenario describing a crisis situation. Possible topics for your scenario include school violence‚ workplace violence‚ terrorist attack‚ sexual assault‚ or natural disasters. Your scenario must include sufficient breadth and depth in terms of the details surrounding the incident you have chosen‚ to include: • Description of the crisis. • Description of the amount of damage. • Description of the victims (physical and psychological damage)
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THE ASSYRIAN CRISIS‚ A TIME OF GROWTH The Assyrian Crisis in Judah appears‚ from the surface‚ as a time of great luck for the people of Jerusalem. However‚ by examining the situation with a more powerful lens‚ one can see the powerful religious infuence such an event could have on a resident’s theology. If I were a Judean during this time‚ my faith would have faced the toughest test of my life. Going into such a conflict with a nation as strong as Assyria‚ I could not help but be afraid
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July Crisis The assassination of Arch Duke Franz Ferdinand‚ the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne‚ was perhaps the main influence and first shoves towards a world war. But‚ it was Germany’s eagerness to ally with Austria-Hungry and involvement that eventually escalated On June 28‚ 1914 Franz Ferdinand was assassinated by Gavrilo Princip‚ immediately sending an outrage across Europe. Princip was a Serb born in Bosnia‚ and was part of a secret society known as the Black Hand. This society
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