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What is Crisis
1.
A specific, unexpected, and non-routine event or series of events that create high levels of uncertainty and simultaneously present an organization with both opportunities for and threats to its high priority goals.
Learn more in: Fixing the SIC: Preventing and Managing Self-Inflicted Crises
2.
This refers to a time of great difficulty or risk.
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3.
A time of intense difficulty, especially in the field of economy.
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4.
A situation in which the threat of escalation to warfare is high and the time available for making decisions and reaching compromised solutions in negotiation is compressed.
Learn more in: Problems of Terrorism in the Modern World
5.
Crises are unexpected (and sometimes expected) occurrence that disrupt high priority goals with short response time and attracts high media attention.
Learn more in: Evaluation of Research Trends in Social Media Crisis Communication
6.
It is deterioration in macroeconomic indicators for approximately a year.
Learn more in: Three Economic Depressions of the Turkish Economy: A Structural Perspective for Development Strategy
7.
A situation that can escalate in intensity, alter the normal operating condition of an organization, and potentially affect the organization’s image and bottom line.
Learn more in: Crisis Communications and Sharing Message Control
8.
An event or set of events usually characterized by volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity, and forced change.
Learn more in: Caught in the Middle: The Leadership Experiences of a Higher Education Middle Leader During a Crisis
9.
Situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
Learn more in: Small and Medium Tourism Enterprise Survival in Times of Crisis: “El Capricho de Gaudí”
10.
A situation in which the threat of escalation to warfare is high and the time available for making decisions and reaching compromised solutions in negotiation is compressed.
Learn more in: Global Security and Political Problems of the 21st Century
11.
An imminent threat to stability.
Learn more in: Scenario Planning as a Tool to Manage Crises in Chaotic and Uncertain Environments: The Case of the COVID-19 Pandemic
12.
A negative event that has the potential to jeopardize the stability of an organization.
Learn more in: Women Higher Education Administrators: Approaches to Leadership in Times of Crisis
13.
A situation that is perceived as difficult. Its greatest value is that it implies the possibility of an insidious process that cannot be defined in time, and that even spatially can recognize different layers/levels of intensity.
Learn more in: Setting the Aware Agenda of the COVID-19 Health Emergency: The Italian PAs Social Media Coverage
14.
A short-lived, undesirable, and critical situation in a company (organisation), which directly threatens the achievement of the objectives of the participants of this company and its continued existence and development, which is due to the intertwined and simultaneous operation of both external and internal causes.
Learn more in: Crisis Resolution Through Insolvency Proceedings in Modern Times: The Perspective of Slovenian Practice
15.
Crisis
is the situations that arise as a result of an unforeseen social, economic, or psychological development that seriously shakes the normal process and the existing solutions are inadequate in solving the encountered problem.
Learn more in: Financial Leasing and Operational Leasing: An Early Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic
16.
Is a time of intense difficulty, trouble, or danger.
Learn more in: Leadership and Strategic Decision Making Under Exogenous Shocks Such as COVID-19
17.
A situation where societal structures and values are threatened.
Learn more in: Information Overload!: Investigating the Usability of an Information Tool for Crisis Situations With Biometric Data
18.
Severe risk suffered by organizations due to internal failures.
Learn more in: Strategic Management of the COVID-19 Crisis in Rural Tourism Settings: Lessons Learned From SMEs
19.
An unpleasant event or happening that causes or may cause dangerous situation affecting an individual, group, or all of society
Learn more in: Exploring the Nexus Among the Business Coping Strategy: Entrepreneurial Orientation and Crisis Readiness – A Post-COVID-19 Analysis of Pakistani SMEs
20.
A critical event, which, if not handled in an appropriate manner, may dramatically impact an organization’s profitability, reputation, or ability to operate. Or, an occurrence and/or perception that threatens the operations, staff, shareholder value, stakeholders, brand, reputation, trust, and/or strategic/business goals of an organization (Disaster Recovery Journal & DRI, 2007).
Learn more in: Information Technology Business Continuity
21.
The term comes from the Greek (???s??) “
crisis
” and means, in a general sense, a choice, a decision, a struggle, a struggle in which it is necessary to act under time pressure.
Learn more in: Strategic Responses of the Organization to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
22.
Times of extreme difficulty and/danger.
Learn more in: Leading and Managing in Times of Crises: Jamaican Educators' Perspectives of and Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis
23.
A period of intense instability of a catastrophe that causes severe pressure and stress.
Learn more in: Emotional Intelligence and Empathic Linguistic Power in Times of Crisis
24.
An unexpected event that interrupts routines, behaviors, and emotions.
Learn more in: Preparing for the Unexpected
25.
An event that causes disruption of the system as a whole and threatens its basic assumptions and existence.
Learn more in: Expect the Unexpected: Lessons From the COVID-19 Pandemic for the Future of Airport Leaders and Managers
26.
Environmental, economic, social, or political processes that block the development path of a community.
Learn more in: Models, Methods, and Metrics to Measure Socioeconomic Resilience: Two Portuguese Urban Systems as Case Studies
27.
Disruptive social situations that completely change the boundary conditions of organizational functioning and success creation and therefore threaten organizational survival and consequently force organizations to adapt quickly.
Learn more in: Success Factors of Future-Viable Organizations in the Post-COVID-19 Era
28.
A state of emergency that disrupts functions of individuals, communities, or organizations.
Learn more in: COVID-19 Crisis Response of Higher Education Institutions: Tampere University (TAU) and University of São Paulo (USP)
29.
In the context of risk communication, this dynamic situation of change can be generated by the impact of a natural phenomenon (hurricane, earthquake, epidemic, etc.) or a human one (industrial accident, terrorist attack, etc.).
Learn more in: Social Media and Digital Information Sources in News Coverage of Crisis, Disaster, and Emergency Situations: A case study from Spain
30.
A situation that causes a disruption and many people perceive the situation to be stressful.
Learn more in: Leading During a Crisis
31.
A difficult situation or time of social, economic, political, environmental or international danger or instability or hostility.
Learn more in: Interventions and Practices to Mitigate COVID-19's Impact on SMEs
32.
An occurrence that threatens the functionality and success of an institution. For schools, a
crisis
may be a happening that prevents leaders and educators from providing students with quality teaching and learning experiences.
Learn more in: Systemised Collaboration and Empowerment for Crisis Management: What Senior Teachers Can Learn From Supervisees
33.
An event that threatens the image of an actor with key stakeholders.
Learn more in: Leadership in a Time of Crisis: Jim Tressel's Ousting from The Ohio State University
34.
A time of intense difficulty or danger.
Learn more in: Setting Sail in High Seas Amidst Troubled Waters: Transformational Saga of an Indian Defence Shipyard
35.
A natural disaster (e.g. earthquake, hurricane, major flooding, tornado) a human-induced
crisis
such as a terrorist attack, a pandemic, a nuclear
crisis
.
Learn more in: Crisis Informatics
36.
Misbalanced production and realization of a surplus value, the root cause of which is separation between the producers and the means of production.
Learn more in: Crisis Response and Management
37.
A time of intense difficulty or danger, particularly addressing the ongoing pandemic outbreak of COVID-19.
Learn more in: General Awareness and Responses to COVID-19 Crisis: A Sentiment Analysis of Twitter Updates
38.
An event that threatens the legitimacy of an actor with key stakeholders.
Learn more in: Strategic Communication in Crisis: Winning May (Not) Be Everything
39.
An unpredictable and unstable adverse situation which threatens an organization strategic objective
Learn more in: Business Continuity of Critical Infrastructures for Safety and Security Incidents
40.
It refers a period of time that a nation has problems which can be related to political, economic, and moral aspects.
Learn more in: Transparency and Resource Mobilization in Times of Crisis: An Analysis of the Brazilian Nonprofit Sector
41.
An unexpected event that requires leadership to respond quickly and appropriately to address and solve the issue.
Learn more in: Organizational Resilience During Times of Trauma
42.
A time of great disagreement, confusion, or suffering.
Learn more in: Critical Participatory Action Research in a Rural Community Committed to Peacebuilding in Times of Crisis
43.
A situation in which the threat of escalation to warfare is high and the time available for making decisions and reaching compromised solutions in negotiation is compressed.
Learn more in: Conflicts in the Modern World and Their Impact on International Security
44.
A very difficult or dangerous situation which is really complicated.
Learn more in: Responses of the Visegrad States to the Migration Crisis and the European Identity
45.
Pedagogical, or learning, opportunity based on a challenging situation that individuals may perceive as stressful that requires special coping mechanisms. To learn from
crisis
, individuals must engage in reflection and action ( Houwer, 2011 ).
Learn more in: New Teachers Thrive With Induction Support Through the Phases of a First Year Teacher
46.
A turning point for better or worse.
Learn more in: Complex Trauma: A Professional and Personal Account
47.
A discomforting process that centers on change; the result from unlearning oppressive tendencies and working to overcome normative knowledge ( Kumashiro, 2001 ).
Learn more in: Becoming Together: Critical Events Across Early Career Researcher Experiences
48.
An incident caused by natural or human made events which results in distortion of daily living routine for significantly long periods of time.
Learn more in: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Rural Second Home Tourism: Case of Eastern Black Sea Region, Turkey
49.
A time of arising difficulties, financial
crisis
indicated by the rapid dropping value of assets.
Learn more in: Re-Thinking Cryptocurrencies as Safe-Haven Investment: Evidence in the U.S. and Emerging Countries
50.
Situation when people are at risk, affected by very serious problems, when safety is hard to reach.
Learn more in: During and After COVID-19: Seafarers Onboard
51.
Is a difficult or instable turning point in a specific time. Crises are of different types: medical, like COVID-19; natural, like Tsunami; financial, like global financial
crisis
in 2007-2008; and technological, like the release of oil into the Gulf of Mexico.
Learn more in: Female Writings in Times of Crisis: A Transnational Feminist and Sociolinguistic Study
52.
A period of conflict or a situation of serious imbalance or disruption that is suddenly triggered, usually with long-term effects.
Learn more in: The Digitalization in the COVID-19 Era: A Review, Synthesis, and Challenges – Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 via Digitalization
53.
Crisis
is a time of great danger, difficulty, or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made (The Oxford Dictionary 2022 AU57: The in-text citation "The Oxford Dictionary 2022" is not in the reference list. Please correct the citation, add the reference to the list, or delete the citation. ). This difficulty means that the normal response and coping mechanisms are insufficient to handle the scale of demand placed on them. An organizational
crisis
involves destabilization and disruption of the normal pattern of the organization functions, and an escalation of one or more issues, errors, or procedures are expected in this period ( Zamoum, K., & Gorpe, T. S.; 2018 ), thus requiring the application of extra-ordinary problem-solving skills and emergency responses.
Learn more in: Power Sharing in Times of Crisis: Jamaican Teachers' Reflections on Principals' Leadership Approaches in the COVID-19 Pandemic
54.
The difficult or dangerous tension situation that occurs at an unexpected time which affects the current position and future of the enterprise.
Learn more in: Understanding Career Barriers of Women Executives: Glass Ceiling and Glass Cliff
55.
A time when a difficult or important decision must be made.
Learn more in: Reviewing the Leadership Perspective for Managing Healthcare in the COVID-19 Pandemic
56.
A specific, unexpected, and non-routine event or series of events that create high levels of uncertainty and simultaneously present an organization with both opportunities for and threats to its high priority goals.
Learn more in: Surviving the Conflict of Self-Inflicted Organizational Crises
57.
It describes the situations in which people are affected economically, socially, psychologically and similarly in sudden and extraordinary situations. In times of
crisis
, crimes against property increase in crime rates.
Learn more in: Economic Anomie and Suicide During War Times
58.
A time of danger when important decisions must be developed, communicated and implemented.
Learn more in: A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Big-Data Technology in National Crisis Management Center
59.
This is a state of chaos where society is unable to give firm responses or steps to overcome.
Learn more in: Pancoe Method: A New Experience in Heritage Tourism Education
60.
An unforeseen incident marked by complicated settings of turmoil and tension, frequently accompanied by a dearth of accurate information.
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