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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Energy crisis is defined as A great shortfall or price rise in the supply of energy resources to an economy. There has been an enormous increase in the global demand for energy in recent years as a result of industrial development and population growth. Supply of energy is‚ therefore‚ far less than the actual demand. There are various names for energy crisis- oil crisis‚ petroleum crisis‚ energy shortage‚ electricity shortage or electricity crisis. The reasons for global energy crisis are many
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John Baptist April 18‚ 2013 Period: 1 AP English 11 Mr. Williams In his The Crisis No. 1‚ Thomas Paine attempts to unify the nation to fight against Britain ’s injustice. He demands help from everyone because he believes that what they are fighting for is right and this may be their last chance to receive their freedom. He explains that this upcoming battle will be a test to see those who are truly loyal to their country. He tries to influence everyone to fight for their country in order to
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enforcement‚ social worker‚ or human service professional regarding the men’s death. A human service professional serves patients and families in different healthcare and hospice settings. One of the roles of a human service professional is to provide crisis counseling‚ which means dealing with cases that involve intense and unpleasant emotions (Martin‚ 2014). Such emotions can lead individuals to feel uncomfortable.
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hit the media with a sudden twist of events. The Lehman Brothers fiasco is a prime example‚ with the mortgage crisis the economy is currently facing and them having to face bankruptcy for what seems to be the third time‚ it is just impossible to predict where to actually jump in to control and diminish the situation. Metrolink is another crisis that faces that same problem. This crisis is not at all on the same scale as the Lehman Bros. situations‚ but it does have its similarities. Both situations
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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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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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US Banks‚ Contagion Effect and Systemic risk: Evidence in the wake of the LTCM near collapse. Sarvesh Mehta MSc Finance and Economics Student ID: 0851273 Supervisor: Xing Jin ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my supervisor Mr Xing Jin for his valuable comments and guidance. I would also like to express my appreciation to all my lecturers and staff at Warwick Business School. Finally‚ I would like to thank my parents and family for their constant support and encouragement. All
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gas has increased‚ which makes our lives hard and tedious. <br> <br>Gases‚ Petrol are essential tools for the 21st century. It is something that all the people need to go from places to places because using buses gets expensive in the long run. This crisis began only because the Middle East began to charge more for their barrel. This happened because they realized that they are giving their petrol for less‚ when they could be making much more selling the same quantity‚ which is fair. They can charge
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Greek Crisis In the late 90’s a prestigious and exclusive club of the Euro was introduced to Europe; however‚ countries were able to join this club unjustly (Currency History). The idea of the Euro was to have a stable currency in which all of Europe would be able to use. Germany and France were the innovators behind the plan of the Euro; Germany favored the fact that it would have a sort of alliance with other countries‚ and France was ecstatic to have the financial security of another country
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