International terrorism and threats to security managerial and organizational challenges

The book reviews events since 9/11, which sets the foundation for the rest of the book. It scrutinizes the central role of governments as targets, agents and protectors of citizens, then considers the impact of terrorism on people and organizations based on research evidence from the US, Spain, and...

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Other Authors: Burke, Ronald J. (Editor), Cooper, Cary L. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham, UK Edward Elgar [2008]
Series:New horizons in management
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Table of Contents:
  • pt.1. Introduction
  • International terrorism and threats to security: implications for organizations and management
  • A US analysis of terrorism
  • Government: target, protector and aggressor
  • pt.2. Impact of Terrorism
  • Not business as usual: the psychological impact of terrorism and mass casualty on business and organizational behavior
  • Psycho-social impacts of bioterrorism and stress in the wake of 9/11
  • Fear of terror and health: a study of apparently healthy employees
  • March 11, 2004, terrorist attacks in Madrid, Spain: psychopathological aftermath and comparisons with September 11, 2001, NYC
  • pt.3. Building Individual and Organizational Resilience
  • The war against psychological warfare
  • Integrating organizational and behavioral, health principles to promote resilience in extreme events
  • Maintaining work motivation during trying times
  • Worksite emergency preparedness: lessons from the World Trade Center Evacuation Study
  • Airline industry responses to September 11th