Decisions In Crisis

Crisis-Related Decision-Making and the Influence of Culture on the Behavior of Decision Makers

This book provides an analysis on the impact of culture on crisis management, exploring how different cultural types are reflected in crisis-related decision making patterns. Providing an interdisciplinary and international perspective with a rich research and practical outlook, this work is an important contribution to the field of crisis management and decision making. Offering essential understanding to how countries, organizations, groups and individuals prepare for and respond to crises thus combining research across several disciplines, offering theoretical development, empirical testing and reporting on the testing of a large number of hypotheses across several frameworks. The novelty of this book lies in its presentation of the quantitative testing of the relationship between cultural theory and crisis management, drawing on data from cases that cross continents and crises types. The book also includes a review of cases from South Korea and suggests a number of ways in which practitioners at various levels of government can prepare their organizations to cope better with the introduction of cultural bias into the decision making process. Those with an interest in risk management, disaster management and crisis management will value this pioneering work as it reveals the influence of cultural bias in decision making processes. This work offers important insights for practice as well as for theory-building, scholars and practitioners of public administration, management, political, and international relations, organizational, social and cultural psychology, amongst others, will all gain from reading this work.

Crisis Management and Decision Making

Decisions in Crisis

Decisions in Crisis: Israel, 1967 and 1973 explores the intricate dynamics of decision-making during two pivotal crises in Israeli history: the Six-Day War of 1967 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. This comprehensive study delves into the psychological, political, and strategic factors that shaped Israeli leaders’ responses under the intense pressures of international crisis. By examining decision flows, military balances, and coping mechanisms, the book reveals patterns of behavior and stress responses unique to state actors in moments of existential threat. Michael Brecher and Benjamin Geist utilize a multidisciplinary approach, blending qualitative and quantitative methods within the framework of the International Crisis Behavior (ICB) Project. This comparative analysis provides insights into the broader implications of crisis-induced stress on state behavior, contributing to the development of general theories in international relations. Supported by rigorous research and expert contributions, Decisions in Crisis is an essential resource for understanding the complexities of crisis management and decision-making in the context of global conflict. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1980.