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Dealing With Disaster
"By definition, disasters, and even more socatastrophic disasters, are highly scale dependent. The severity of impact is relative to the totality at risk. A flash flood or tornado is often a highly localized disaster, perhaps, completely destroying everything in its path. For those individuals or businesses, it may be catastrophic,...
Tags: Disaster, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 1999-10-01
Disaster Risk Management in Southeast Asia: A Developmental Approach
Countries in disaster-prone regions need to manage their disaster risks with a long-term view, going beyond disaster reconstruction and relief. The heart of a country's strategy for managing disaster risk should not be loss-financing. Instead, it should be development enhancing to optimize post-loss funding capacity and budgetary discipline to protect...
Tags: Disaster, Risk Management, Financial Planning, Strategy, Financial Services, Financial Accounting, Security, Finance, Management
White papers 2005-08-01
Business Continuity in the Face of a Natural Disaster
This paper summarizes that like all risks, the effects of hurricanes and other natural disasters can be mitigated by proper preparations. Being properly prepared requires that all the risks are evaluated, and that the approach to risk mitigation is taken based on both likelihood of occurrence and the potential loss....
Tags: Risk, Disaster, Protiviti, Business Continuity, Strategy, Security, Management
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Business Continuity: The Road to Recovery
When it comes to a disaster or other business interruption, there is no substitute for preparation. Developing evacuation and business continuity plans are necessary first steps. In order to recover from a disaster, organizations need to have a business recovery plan. This article also presents the steps to take before,...
Tags: Recovery, Disaster, Business Continuity, Marsh, It Services, Business Security, Business Operations
White papers 2002-05-01
Homebuyers Guide
The Fortified, for Safer Living program is designed to make your home safer and stronger. It provides a measure of disaster resistant construction that better prepares it from the onslaught of windstorms, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, hail and severe winter weather. Homes all across the country are at high risk from...
Tags: Disaster, Institute For Business & Home Safety, Y2K, Strategy, Management
White papers 2004-03-19
Make Your New Home Fortified: For Safer Living
Some risks in life are worth taking, like commuting to work in heavy traffic or making an investment decision. Others aren't, especially at home, the one place you want as few risks as possible. That's why the Fortified: for safer living program was developed. Every area of the country is...
Tags: Risk, Window, Disaster, Institute For Business & Home Safety, Fortified Program, Construction, Strategy, Security, Management
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Getting Back to Business: A Guide for the Small Business Owner Following Disaster
Following a disaster, it is anything but "business as usual" for them, their employees and customers. But the faster they can return to their business to some level of normal operations, the quicker they can restore income, jobs and the goods and services their community has come to depend on...
Tags: Business, Disaster, Small Business, Small Business Owner, Institute For Business & Home Safety, Insurance, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance
White papers 2003-06-20
Real Time Space Remote Sensing Data and GIS for Oil Spill Disaster Management in Nigerian Niger Delta: A Call for Paradigm Change
Oil spill disaster has been a major concern in the Niger delta of Nigeria. It is a major source of agitation and a threat to national unity and survival. The paper examines the nature of oil spill disaster in the Niger delta and identifies the contribution of real-time space remote...
Tags: Disaster, Disaster Management, University Of Ibadan, GIS, Business Security, Disaster Recovery, Software, Business Operations, Data Management
White papers 2002-08-21
Sept. 11's Lessons In Disaster Care
From the executive summary: ‘It has been observed that people plan for emergencies or disasters at the local level, where they are more likely to occur. In fact, one of the most effective uses of technology for emergencies has been the 911 emergency systems. During the 1990s, many 911 systems...
Tags: Disaster, Sept. 11, MediMedia, Storage, Hardware
White papers 2001-10-01
Records Management Disaster Planning
One of the major threats to the safety and preservation of official records is the risk of disaster. Disasters can at best be an annoying and expensive diversion for a government agency. At worst, a disaster may impede the operations of the agency and may cause severe financial loss, embarrassment...
Tags: Disaster, Commonwealth Of Australia, Records Management, Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Finance
White papers 2005-06-01
Survive the Unthinkable Through Crisis Planning
A crisis and a disaster are both bad for the business, but they are very different. A disaster is an event that results in great damage, difficulty, or death. A crisis is a situation that has reached an extremely difficult or dangerous point. A flood is a disaster. A person...
Tags: Disaster, New York Times Co., Crisis
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Preparing Your Small Business For A Disaster
As we have all seen, both natural and man-made disasters, can wreak havoc on businesses and their owners. Preparing for a disaster is a good investment in both time and resources, and may make the difference between your company surviving or failing, which in turn will impact your personal life....
Tags: Wells Fargo & Co., Disaster, Small Business
White papers 2009-01-01
7 Tips To Avoid Potential Interview Disasters
There are definitely things that you can do to avoid minor mishaps which could ultimately blow an interview. Become familiar with 7 potential disasters given in this paper so you can prevent them from obstructing your path to that ideal job. By preparing yourself against these potential interview disasters you...
Tags: Disaster, rezAMAZE.com, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2008-01-01
Avoid Potential Interview Disasters
Showing up late is both rude and inconsiderate. Is this the first impression that you want to leave with a potential employer? Map out your route and try it out before the interview. Plan on being at least half an hour early to your appointment. This will provide a buffer...
Tags: Disaster, Interview, WorkTree.com, Recruitment & Selection, Human Resources, Workforce Management
White papers 2008-01-01
Natural Disasters Covered By Increased Insurance
After a large natural disaster, homeowners often find that they aren't fully insured. Even if they scrutinize their policy regularly, a funny thing happens after a large disaster. Because of the need for many contractors to rebuild and repair many homes after a large-scale disaster, too few qualified contractors are...
Tags: Disaster, Associated Content, Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
White papers 2005-11-21
So You Think You Have A Good Business Recovery Plan?
Business thought they had bought piece of mind now with their critical data being stored offsite. However, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina will force all companies to re-think about what it really means to successfully resume business after a disaster. Disaster has a new definition. Is your business ready? This...
Tags: Disaster, BB&T, Asset Management, Business Security, It Services, Strategy, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Management
White papers 2005-09-12
Smart Questions For Your Insurance Agent
Are you protected if a catastrophe hits? Quite possibly not. More than half of small businesses don't have business-interruption insurance, a nowadays survey found. Get on the case by asking these questions: coverage kicks in immediately after a disaster, right? What about extra expenses? What if a key supplier has...
Tags: Disaster, American Express Co., Insurance, Financial Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Insurance, Finance
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Is Your Business Disaster-Ready?
Hurricanes, earthquakes and other natural events are disasters in every sense of the word. Lives are lost, property decimated and entire communities disrupted. For your small business, these events can be just as devastating. Many businesses spend far too much time piling up the sandbags without considering what really needs...
Tags: Business, Disaster
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Crisis Communication Practices at an International Relief Agency
When a disaster strikes, the affected population relies upon the swift response and aid rendered by relief organizations such as the California-based Direct Relief International. Since 1948, Direct Relief's mission has been to provide essential material resources to locally run health programs in areas affected by natural disasters, wars, and...
Tags: Agency, Disaster, Crisis Communication, Association For Business Communication, Corporate Communications, Vertical Industries, Advertising & Promotion, Benefits, Marketing, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources
White papers 2006-09-01
Contingency Planning: What Every Director Should Know
The onus of protecting banks against disasters lies in the hands of its directors. They are solely responsible to ensure that adequate plans are in place so that bank can handle a disaster and keep the business up and running. In addition, the past events provide enough proof that a...
Tags: Contingency Planning, Board, Disaster, Director, Board Member, Corporate Governance, Business Security, Business Operations, Corporate Law
White papers 2002-01-01