Organizational Response to Perceptual Risk: Managing Substantial Response to Unsubstantiated Events

Analysis and perceived severity of risk influences organizational decisions to anticipated threats. As economic development and technology improve our standards of living, they also create new challenges to conceptualizing concrete and abstract threats. Organizations that face new threats, along with agencies that oversee these organizations, produce tightly coupled systems that increase risks for direct, indirect, and future stakeholders (Perrow, 1999). Natural disasters, political misbehavior, organizational corruption, financial collapse, food and water contaminations, chemical or nuclear accidents, international tension, to name a few, all present risks and challenges. Unfortunately, many of these situations endanger the lives and well-being of persons. The ability of individuals to conceptualize, prioritize, and respond to myriad threats ultimately determines their risk perception and intention to act accordingly. Individuals often exaggerate some risks, while failing to acknowledge the severity of others (Sandman, 1989; Lachlan & Spence, 2007). This study will contribute to the understanding of subjectively constructed threats by examining three specific perceptual crises: A hoax, near miss, and risk misconstrual event. Each of these cases relies on robust newspaper descriptions, content analysis of media, and confirmatory organizational interviews. They are documented through a level of legislative action to determine real and structural changes incurred from perceptual crises. From these investigations this dissertation articulates how perceptual crises challenge organizations and governments, ascertains the viability of actional legitimacy theory, and observes variance in communication challenges between differing crisis contexts. These expectations encompass both applied and theoretical contributions

The 20th Annual International Conference on Soils, Sediments and Water

Conference at a Glance Monday, October 18, 2004 Workshops (Workshop #1: 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Workshops #2-3: 10:00 am-5:00 pm, Workshops #4-5: 1:00-5:00 pm, Workshop #6: 2:00-5:00 pm) Workshop #1: Modeling Vapor Attenuation Workshop: A Study of Vapor Intrusion Modeling in the Context of EPA’s Guidance Workshop # 2: Theory and Use of Field Portable X-ray Fluorescence for Soil Analysis Workshop #3: In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Workshop Workshop #4: The Triad Approach to Managing Decision Uncertainty for Better Cleanup Projects Workshops #5: The Role of Anaerobic Biodegradation Process in Passive and Enhanced Monitored Natural Attenuation Programs Workshop #6: Environmental Fate of Hydrocarbons in Soils and Groundwater Tuesday, October 19, 2004 Platform Presentations 8:30am – Noon Session 1: Environmental Biotechnology Session 2: Heavy Metals at Training Ranges Session 3: Site Assessment Session 4: Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage and Removal of Metals 1:30 – 5:30pm Session 1: Environmental Terrorism Session 2: Remediation I Session 3: Phytoremediation Session 4: Heavy Metals Poster Session 4:00 – 6:00pm Social 4:30 – 6:00pm. Exhibit Area, First Floor Campus Center Workshops (Evening, 7:00 – 10:00pm) Workshop #1: Modeling Vapor Attenuation Workshop: A Study of Vapor Intrusion Modeling in the Context of EPA’s Guidance (Continued) Workshop #7: Asbestos and the MCP Workshop #8: Policy Issues in Inter-Agency Coordination Workshop #9: In-Situ Thermal Remediation Wednesday, October 20, 2004 Platform Presentations 8:30am – Noon Session 1: In-Situ Chemical Oxidation Session 2: Oxygenates Session 3: Bioindicators/Biomarkers of Environmental Health: Concepts and Application Session 4: Pay-for-Performance Remediation Technologies - Methods & Case Studies of Science & Economics 1:30 – 5:30pm Session 1: Risk Assessment and Remedial Approaches Towards Restoration and Management of Contaminated Rivers Session 2: Arsenic Session 3a: Analysis Session 3b: Pesticides Session 3c: Indoor Air Session 4: Bioremediation Poster Session 4:00 – 6:00pm Social 4:30 – 6:00pm. Exhibit Area, First Floor Campus Center Workshops (Evening, 7:00 – 10:00pm) Workshop #10: An Introduction to the Use and Application of Gene Chips in Environmental Toxicology and Implications for Their Use as Biomarkers in Contaminated Sites Evaluations Workshop #11: Latest Developments in Managing Perchlorate in Soils and Groundwater Workshop #12: Vapor Intrusion into Indoor Air Workshop: MADEP Requirements, Background Levels, Case Studies and More Workshop #13: Exploring Innovative and Cost-Effective Solutions to Contaminated Sediments to Achieve Ecological Restoration of the Lower Neponset River Workshop #14: Environmental Forensics Workshop Thursday, October 21, 2004 Platform Presentations 8:30am – Noon Session 1: Environmental Forensics Session 2a: Legal Issues Session 2b: Modeling Session 3: Perchlorate Session 4: Risk Assessment and Bioavailability 1:30 – 5:30pm Session 1: Remediation II Session 2: Sediments Session 3: Regulator

Impacts of AKST on development and sustainability goals.

Assessment and analysis of AKST impacts; Agriculture productivity, production factors and consumption; impacts of akst on sustainability, through integrated technologies and the delivery of ecosystem services and public goods; Impacts of akst on livehoods, capacoty strenthening and empowerment; relationshipsbetween akst, coordination and regulatory processes among multipl3e stakeholders

Faculty Impact Statements, 2010

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