Disaster recovery in workplace organizations
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
12-1-2009
Abstract
Not only do large-scale disasters disrupt the personal lives of individuals, they also disrupt work lives and workplaces.∈ Much has been written about organizational changes associated with common occurrences, like leadership transitions, competitive adaptations, and mergers and acquisitions.∈ Less is known about how people and workplaces cope with and recover from extraordinary circumstances, like the Hurricane Katrina disaster.∈ This chapter discusses features of catastrophic disaster recovery that distinguish it from traditional approaches to organizational change and describes the recovery processes of organizational workplaces and individual employees in response to Hurricane Katrina.∈ Scientific and practical implications for workplace recovery and rebuilding in the wake of disaster are discussed. © 2009 Springer-Verlag New York.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters
First Page
261
Last Page
280
Recommended Citation
Rizzuto, T. (2009). Disaster recovery in workplace organizations. Lifespan Perspectives on Natural Disasters, 261-280. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0393-8_13