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- Crisis management; Employees; Executives; Harassment; Management science; Strategic planning; Threats (1)
- Government productivity; Postal service; Strategic planning; Success in business; United States Postal Service (1)
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Chronic Disease, Homeland Security, And Sailing To Where There Be Dragons, David M. Hassenzahl
Chronic Disease, Homeland Security, And Sailing To Where There Be Dragons, David M. Hassenzahl
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The five papers in this special issue share the perspective that attitudes toward risk are strongly shaped by social context, and that understanding context can help us understand how risk decisions are made, and thereby how to make them better.
Strategic Management Of Crises, Christine G. Springer
Strategic Management Of Crises, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The article discusses the duties and responsibilities of managers in assessing workplace threats. Managers should care when someone causes harm in the workplace. It is a duty of the managers to warn through a collaborative discussion about the advantages or drawbacks in a small group meeting. It is also an obligation of managers to act when an employee indicates that he or she is being harassed or threatened.
Strategically Managing Resources And Revenue, Christine G. Springer
Strategically Managing Resources And Revenue, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The author reflects on the use of strategic management in the success of the United States Postal Service. She states that the U.S. Postal Service has used the breakthrough productivity scheme to reduce mail-processing costs and address retail locations and bulk-mail areas. She believes that the service is committed in gaining sustained success through the scheme and in serving its customers effectively.
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Managing With Foresight And Insight, Christine G. Springer
Public Policy and Leadership Faculty Publications
The article shares the author's views on managing with foresight. According to her, strategically managing with foresight has always required with informed understanding. She stresses that one of the most effective disciplines for learning from experience is After Action Review (AAR). She expresses that AARs are examples of tools for foresight because it seeks to learn more from what have happened and apply the learning to an organization's understanding of the future.