Introduction When an organization is in a crisis‚ it dominates the organization’s agenda and requires immediate action. The way the organization responds to a crisis can differ in many ways. In this essay I would like to discuss the crisis of the British concern British Petroleum (BP). At first I would like to provide more information about the crisis and its consequences‚ then I will identify the kind of crisis we have to deal with‚ I will discuss the several communication strategies BP have used
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Crisis: * occurs when there is a perceived challenge or threat that overwhelms the capacity of the individual to cope effectively with the event * unexpected emotional (depression) and biologic (NVD‚ HA) responses occur. Functioning is severely impaired * if positive‚ there is opportunity for growth and change as new ways of coping are learned. If negative‚ suicide‚ homelessness‚ or depression can result * generally lasts NO more than 4-6 weeks. (by definition there is no such thing as
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CRISIS MANAGEMENT The secret of crisis management is not good vs. bad‚ it’s preventing the bad from getting worse. -Andy Gilman. The key characteristics of a crisis are that you cannot control it – that’s why it is called Crisis “management.” You have to understand‚ in real time‚ when to yield and when to tilt. And even if you navigate to perfection the threat could be existential. Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a major event that threatens to harm the organization
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‘Homes for Heroes’ Housing from 1919 - 1946 Module Code: SS2031N “What is our task? To make Britain a fit country for heroes to live in”. David Lloyd George ‚ Wolverhampton 1918 Homes for Heroes Housing from 1919 - 1946 The subject of this essay is Homes for Heroes‚ Housing from 1919 - 1946. The essay will start with the myth of Lloyd George’s homes for heroes statement. Following this we will move on and look at the history behind what made Lloyd George make his
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The policy chosen in this portfolio is “The Social Housing Strategy 2020: Support‚ Supply and Reform”. The Social Housing Strategy sets out to help those who are in need of assistance in providing themselves with a home which they is secure‚ comfortable and an appropriate place to bring up a family. The Social Housing Strategy 2020 sets out a clear‚ carefully organised plan that aim is to prioritise the provision of social housing out to the year 2020. The overall aim for the strategy is that every
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TOPIC: AN APPRAISAL OF HOUSEHOLD PARTICIPATION IN HOUSING DELIVERY CHAPTER ONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background to the Study Interest in the subject of housing is not new. It has been a major issue for many years and has attracted many diverse contributions. The National Housing Policy (2004) defined housing as “the process of providing a large number of residential building on a permanent basis with adequate physical infrastructure and social services in a planned‚ decent safe and sanitary
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Does Public Housing Reduce Homelessness? An Empirical Study Using Panel Data Abstract This paper tries to find out how public housing affects homelessness‚ conditional on other relevant factors. Five ordinary least squares (OLS) regression models‚ including bivariate regression‚ multivariate regression‚ and fixed effects regression are used to estimate the relationship between public housing and homelessness based on yearly state-level panel data from 2007-2013. The results indicate that public
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Public housing in Australia is provided by departments of state governments. Housing in Australia is normally one of two main types. They can be inner-city medium to high-rise apartments or low-density townhouses‚ also known as fully detached houses. The inner-city public housing is mostly found in Melbourne and Sydney on estates generally comprising 3-5 story walk-up flats and 11-22 story high-rise towers. Low-density suburban estates can be found in nearly every city and town in Australia. Australian
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Crisis management: framework incorporating quality issues Introduction The 2007-09 financial crisis was the most serious such event since the Great Depression. The crisis manifested itself in credit losses‚ write-downs‚ liquidity shocks‚ deflated property values‚ and a contraction of the real economy. The sharp contraction in U.S. gross domestic product in 2009 traced to the adverse effects of the crisis on household consumption and business Investments. In the housing sector‚ banks took advantage
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built enviroment and developmets studies –UKZN –Howard Collage | Assessing the potential impact of the Cornuba Inclusionary Housing project on the affordability housing in South Africa | RESEARCH PROPOSAL | | N Ngcobo 211508894 | 8/14/2013 | | 1. TOPIC:Assessing the potential impact of the Cornuba Inclusionary Housing project on the affordability housing in South Africa. 2. BACKGROUND TO THE RESEARCH CONTEXT The municipal and county planning regulations that necessitates
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