Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan

Dylan Scudder

ISBN 10: 1433175304 / ISBN 13: 9781433175305

Edité par Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2020, 2020

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Neuware -Against the backdrop of an increasingly globalized business environment, this book provides readers with a pragmatic approach to international management of complex issues that arise from the tension between financial goals and social imperatives. If the challenge of management is making decisions in situations of uncertainty, Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan is the ultimate test of finding business solutions in extremely volatile situations. Based on firsthand experience and years of rigorous research, this book leverages a real-world case of a global company responding to a historical mega-disaster to let readers experience defining moments of managing with limited information, time pressure and a dwindling budget. Almost as if 'parachuting' into an escalating disaster scenario, readers form critical relationships with characters that introduce them to management tools and techniques they need to arrive at a successful conclusion. The excitement and intensity of Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan equips business leaders of today and tomorrow with valuable know-how they can apply to the uncertainties of everyday business in an international context.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 116 pp. Englisch.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan
• Éditeur: Peter Lang, Peter Lang Mär 2020
• Date de parution: 2020
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1433175304
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781433175305
• Reliure: Buch
• État de l'article: Neu
• Dimensions: 231 L x 155 H x 11 P (en millimètres) 231 millimètres de largeur par 155 millimètres de hauteur par 11 millimètres de profondeur
• Poids: 323 grammes

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Synopsis

Against the backdrop of an increasingly globalized business environment, this book provides readers with a pragmatic approach to international management of complex issues that arise from the tension between financial goals and social imperatives. If the challenge of management is making decisions in situations of uncertainty, Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan is the ultimate test of finding business solutions in extremely volatile situations. Based on firsthand experience and years of rigorous research, this book leverages a real-world case of a global company responding to a historical mega-disaster to let readers experience defining moments of managing with limited information, time pressure and a dwindling budget. Almost as if "parachuting" into an escalating disaster scenario, readers form critical relationships with characters that introduce them to management tools and techniques they need to arrive at a successful conclusion. The excitement and intensity of Multi-Hazard Disaster in Japan equips business leaders of today and tomorrow with valuable know-how they can apply to the uncertainties of everyday business in an international context.

À propos de l?auteur

Dylan Scudder earned an MA in conflict studies and worked for five years with the UN. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Tokyo, specializing in executive decision-making.