Risk and crisis management: 101 cases
1. How the internet is a useful crisis management tool -- 2. How communication technology must be harnessed in an emergency -- 3. How government response is crucial -- 4. How supplementary lifeline utilities must be developed -- 5. How voluntary support must be catered for -- 6. How to deal with psychological stress -- 7. Why ripple effects must be analysed -- 8. Why preparation for disaster must include basic precautions -- 9. What to do in the event of a tsunami -- 10. How to distinguish between tsunami advisories : warning and watch -- 11. The hospital's role in crisis management -- 12. Why hospitals must have continual access to water -- 13. How schools can be used as evacuation centers (1) -- 14. How schools can be used as evacuation centers (2) -- 15. How to get the injured to hospital -- 16. How to call an ambulance -- 17. How to deal with rumors -- 18. How to prepare for the breakdown of electrical substations (lifeline utilities) : an example from the Taiwan earthquake -- 19. How a disaster can be turned into a lesson -- 20. The mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake (1) : how the media was unhelpful -- 21. The mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake (2) : how to keep means of communication open -- 22. The mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake (3) : why it is critical to restore a region's industry -- 23. The mid-Niigata Prefecture earthquake (4) : why there should be private insurance against earthquake damage -- 24. How to plan for evacuation during torrential rain -- 25. How to prepare for hazardous secondary effects -- 26. What we can learn from Hurricane Katrina -- 27. The great Sichuan earthquake : why wide-area-coverage evacuation centers are needed -- 28. Why everyone must take precautionary measures -- 29. Why we need to repeat simulated experiences -- 30. When knowledge is not enough -- 31. How knowledge acquired by experience is superior -- 32. What to do if a war breaks out while in a foreign country -- 33. What to do if you get caught in an emergency abroad -- 34. What to do if you get arrested while abroad -- 35. How to avoid terrorist bombing attacks -- 36. What to do if you find an intruder in your hotel room (1) -- 37. What to do if you find an intruder in your hotel room (2) -- 38. How to respond to a medical emergency abroad -- 39. Why analysis of real-life experiences are needed -- 40. How to prepare for emergencies on a routine basis -- 41. Why portable toilets are essential -- 42. How typhoon psychology is fatal -- 43. Why specific roles should be allocated -- 44. How specific roles should be allocated -- 45. How to deal with personal risk (1) -- 46. How to deal with personal risk (2) -- 47. How to prevent fires at home (1) -- 48. How to prevent fires at home (2) -- 49. How to ensure the safety of your infant -- 50. How to ensure water supply -- 51. How to maximize the use of flashlights -- 52. Why the need for self-insurance -- 53. How to deal with bankruptcy of financial institutions -- 54. How the lifting of payoffs ban has affected risk -- 55. What clothing and other personal effects are appropriate -- 56. What to do in an emergency when driving or using an elevator -- 57. Why the need to fall back on "self-help" when overseas -- 58. How spyware infects your computer -- 59. Why internet auctions are at your own risk -- 60. How to counter phishing fraud -- 61. How to protect yourself against credit card skimming (1) -- 62. How to protect yourself against credit cards skimming (2) -- 63. Why businesses should not neglect on-going training -- 64. Why a physical distribution system is necessary -- 65. How to compensate for an incomplete crisis management education -- 66. How effective life protection products could be developed -- 67. Why the need to develop next-generation disaster prevention technologies -- 68. How products could be developed in support of disaster response -- 69. What criteria to use in assessing a crisis -- 70. What are the crisis management efforts directed at? -- 71. How to maintain communication between operations staff, residents and specialists -- 72. Why the atomic industry must maintain ongoing dialog with its community -- 73. How the multi-faceted check system works -- 74. How indirect damages may far surpass your assumptions -- 75. How management can respond swiftly - the feed-forward mode (1) -- 76. How management can respond swiftly - the feed-forward mode (2) -- 77. How to predict disasters -- 78. How to establish a quick response setup -- 79. Why a backup system is needed -- 80. How to counter weaknesses in supply chain management -- 81. When reading the manual won't do -- 82. What is the crux of crisis management? -- 83. How the Kamban (Just In Time : JIT) system can be tweaked to support production -- 84. How managerial behavior matters -- 85. How to tap the know-how of security companies -- 86. How to protect your computers -- 87. How to guard against computer viruses -- 88. Why risk financing is an absolute -- 89. How office location affects crisis management -- 90. How to set the optimum security level of information systems -- 91. What lessons were learned from the Fukuchiyama line train derailment? -- 92. What safety measures and environmental policies should chemical companies adopt? - 93. How to deal with asbestos damage -- 94. How intellectual property infringement is spreading -- 95. How to secure food safety and information reliability -- 96. How the natural sciences, arts and social sciences can collaborate -- 97. How to make your investor relations work -- 98. What are the consequences of irresponsible media coverage? -- 99. How to prevent personal information leakage -- 100. Why the need for an informatics education towards problem-solving -- 101. How compliance should be reconsidered : organizations that comply with laws and regulations while satisfying ethical requirements considering autopoietic theory.
