World Trade Center was a huge advanced building in Manhattan, New York City, U.S. It featured landmark WTC that opened on April 4, 1973, and were destroyed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, with seven World Trade Center collapsing later that day attributable to the injury it suffered when the dual towers collapsed that morning. The opposite buildings in the complex were severely damaged by the collapse of the dual towers, and their ruins were eventually destroyed. During this paper, we tend to examine organizational resilience within the response to the globe Trade Center disaster, using as a case study the restoration of the Emergency Operations Center after the destruction of the first facility. The Emergency Operations Center on the twenty third floor of seven World Trade Center was the selected coordination site for the varied organizations that were expected to reply to any major emergency affecting the town. It contained computer-equipped workstations for organizational representatives, a communications suite, a press making known space and an oversized range of workers offices. The evacuation of the building was terribly fast and small or no equipment or documentation was …show more content…
Resilience seems to be the maximum amount a set of attitudes concerning fascinating actions by organizational representatives because it is concerning developing new capabilities. Distinguishing resilience wherever it exists is a smaller amount taxing than creating it wherever it doesn't. Nonetheless, the assorted literatures do seem to contemplate resilience because the ability to retort to singular or distinctive
Of the three aircraft that reached their intended targets, two struck the towers of the World Trade Center while the third struck the Pentagon. These three aircrafts striking these locations caused massive damage and took the lives of countless Americans in the process. The actions of those that responded to the scenes of devastation were nothing short of heroic. During the time those responders were on scene, Emergency Operations activities had begun as well as the Incident Command System was being utilized simultaneously.
The activation and staffing of physical and web based emergency operations centers (EOC), provides situational awareness and warnings that support ongoing hazard prevention and protection efforts during disasters. Additionally, it requires continuous coordination between multiple agencies. In order to ensure that the EOC is effective it must be able to incorporate survivability, security, sustainability, interoperability, and flexibility. In 2012, the Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) established and activated its National Business Emergency Operations Center (NBEOC) twice, with the most recent disaster being Hurricane Sandy. Did the federal governments web based NBEOC demonstrate organizational excellence before, during, and after Sandy? To
“Resilience is all about being able to overcome the unexpected. Sustainability is about survival”. The goal of resilience is to thrive.” Jamais Cascio. Two characters, both fighting for survival in their own way to survive a dangerous situation.
The purpose of this paper is to define the concept of resilience using Wilson’s concept analysis. Wilsons method was developed expressly for students to develop the abiity to “gain skills in answering questions of a conceptual nature.” (Walker & Advant 2011, p. 55) The process he developed provides the necessary structure for the development of a concept without being overly laborious in process. It is meant to assist the user in “clear thinking and communitcation”. (2011, p. 55). It uses the process of question isolation: deciding on a concept to address, finding right answers or researching meaning of the concept to be investigated, example cases in which this paper will only identify a model case, social context in which the concept
The terrorist strikes in New York City on September 11, 2001 resulted in one of the largest disaster recovery and cleanup trials in United States history. The recovery efforts hit an expected 91,500 workers which included aides operating in and throughout ground zero. (Ekenga, Scheu, Cone, Stellman & Farfel pg. one yr. 2011). This paper analyzes the many types of items recovery organizations were facing at that time. Many recovery issues that had happened were designed and prepared for "on paper". However, due to the research, there was a lack in multiple groups after the 9/11 attacks that had even showed little improvement towards their recovery plans. Also, the incident presented many un-known issues that had created tremendous difficulties
September 11, 2001 is commonly thought of as the next major disaster in the United States. So I prefer to choose this real incident. The event that shook the world like a thunderstorm, thousands of people died in the terrorist attacks they did not resemble the catastrophic disasters previously discussed. Unlike all of the natural disasters previously detailed, the attacks in New York City and Washington, DC did not completely overwhelm the emergency response capabilities of entire regions. The attacks caused brief mass confusion and overwhelmed individual emergency response agencies but did not paralyze the entire emergency response network. The primary first responders were the Fire Department of New York (FDNY), the New York Police Department (NYPD) and the Port Authority Police Department (PAPD. While federal officials participated in rescue operations and helped provide security after the attacks, the immediate rescue efforts were orchestrated by local responders. The local response networks were overwhelmed and resources were strained, but there was no system-wide breakdown in organization or authority. Nonetheless, emergency responders encountered many of the same problems that responders experience during catastrophic disasters. Communication systems
First of all, I would like to define what resilience is. Major scholars believe it is the process to recover from trauma, or the ability to respond to adversity. According to Sergeant and Laws-Chapman (2012), resilience refers to “the ability to adapt to adverse conditions while maintaining a sense of purpose, balance, and positive mental and
Resilience is a term that is often applied to those who have faced hardship and viewed the experience in a positive light as an opportunity to grow and change for the better (Wagnild & Collins, 2009). The definition however seems to vary from place to place. Ungar et al. (2008) stated “definitions of resilience are ambiguous when viewed across cultures" (p.174) which is why the understanding of resilience may be difficult to capture (as cited in Windle, Bennett & Noyes, 2011). Although the literature agrees on several common themes about resilience there are many varying opinions on how to define the concept or the attributing factors. Earvolino-Ramirez (2007) and
There are varieties of definitions in regards with resilience based on different perspectives (Arrington et al., 2000). For instance, from a developmental perspective, resilience can be defined as positive and successful outcomes despite challenging situations (Masten, 2007; Windle, 2010). Resilience can also be defined as recovery to normal functioning from adversity or coping well under currently risk conditions (Masten, 2007; Windle, 2010). However, not every language has the word “resilience”. For example, a phrase, “the ability to cope with adversity” (Ungar et al.,
Resilience refers to a psychological process that induces the ability of individuals, communities, countries and society as a whole to alleviate, adapt to or even recover from significant setbacks. This process takes place in such a way that the concerned individual or community maintains a relatively stable mental functionality throughout the course of the setback. On the other hand resistance refers to the ability to anticipate the course of an event with the aim of containing the impact or continue functioning at a close proximity to normalcy. Ultimately resistance seeks to ensure that normal capacity and capability remain in check even when disasters take place (Coaffee, 2009).
“Resilience can be generally defined as the capacity to cope with life's setbacks and challenges” (Moen & Erickson, 1995). Although seemingly simple the concept of resilience is ever changing. Resilience levels differ from person to person. Sometimes traumatic events significantly affect people, While the other set of individuals who experienced the same traumatic event are seemingly ok. These inconsistencies are what led Dr. Williams to research this clinical issue repeatedly presented to her with sexual abuse victims. By investigating what causes some victims of sexual abuse to need more help than others, she can better personalize and adjust her services for each client. She can also implement systems similar to those already in place for those who are coping well with the
I must say that I agree with many points that you made throughout this post. For instance, the fact that you mention there is a paradigm shift happening to the concept of resilience is quite interesting as one would have thought that instead of a paradigm shift mostly it was a matter of competing views. That is, some may believe that resilience is either a trait, a state, a process, or perhaps a combination of these. However, after exploring the literature, I must agree with you that resilience is now being conceptualized as a dynamic process rather than as a trait although some concepts of this term are still inconsistent (Velichkovsky, 2009; Haase & Peterson, 2013).
Working in a production facility for the last 10 years, I understand how important resilience is for me and my co-workers. Customer orders change, overtime requirements fluctuate, machines break down and need repaired, and numerous other events occur everyday. It does not matter what job you have at any company, everyone must be resilient and do their part to obtain the proper outcome for the company in their own areas, and assist in others if possible. There were a few elements introduced in Harrington’s article that I feel have helped me be more resilient, which are emotional, family, and spiritual elements (2012). My family has always been there for me if I was going through tough times, and I feel that the support they give me helps me
3421). A theory of organizational resilience will provide enhanced understanding into how resilient organizations rebound from disruptions, such as terrorism, and outperform less pliable organizations (Vogus & Sutcliffe, 2007; Jain & Grosse, 2009).
Disaster Recovery Planning is the critical factor that can prevent headaches or nightmares experienced by an organization in times of disaster. Having a disaster recovery plan marks the difference between organizations that can successfully manage crises with minimal cost, effort and with maximum speed, and those organizations that cannot. By having back-up plans, not only for equipment and network recovery, but also detailed disaster recovery plans that precisely outline what steps each person involved in recovery efforts should undertake, an organization can improve their recovery time and minimize the disrupted time for their normal business functions. Thus it is essential that disaster recovery plans are carefully laid