Assignment # 14 – Chapter 12
TCM 710 – Project Leadership
Due Date: Tuesday, May 3rd at 11:55 PM Name: Enter Name Here
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Homework Assignment # 14
· Read Chapter 12 from the course text and answer the following questions. (5 pts each unless otherwise noted)
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Begin Work Here….. 5 points per question number unless otherwise noted (25 points total)
1) Discuss how advances in communication technologies have changed how crises are managed now as compared to a few decades ago.
2) Explain why it is important to have a standing crisis response team.
3) Briefly discuss the main components of the three-stage crisis management plan.
4) What is the most effective method of diffusing public hostility and building confidence and credibility with all stakeholders during a crisis? Discuss.
5) One of the characteristics of the learning organization’s culture is that learning is a multilevel organization-wide process. What exactly is meant by this statement?