Examples of Crises

Examples of Organisational Crisis

These are the example of organisational crisis.

• Adverse government actions.
• Anonymous accusations.
• Assault of customers.
• Bribery.
• Competitive misinformation.
• Computer tampering.
• Confidential data loss or information disclosed.
• Copyright infringement.
• Counterfeiting.
• Damaging rumours.
• Discrimination accusations.
• Disgruntled employee threats.
• Employee death or serious injury
• Employee involved in a scandal.
• Equipment, product or service sabotage.
• Extortion.
• Extortion threat.
• False accusations.
• Grand jury indictment
• Grass roots demonstrations.
• Hazardous material leak.
• Hostile Takeover.
• Illegal actions by an employee.
• Incorrect installation of equipment.
• Indictment of an employee.
• Illegal or unethical behaviour of an employee.
• Industrial espionage.
• Information sabotage.
• Investigative reporter contact.
• Kidnapping.
• Labour problems.
• Lawsuit is likely to be publicised.
• Licensing disputes with local officials.
• Major equipment malfunction.
• Malicious rumour.
• Misuse of chemical products.
• Natural disaster that:

• • Destroys corporate headquarters.
  • Destroys the organisational office.
  • Disrupts product/service.

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• Natural disaster that eliminates key stakeholders.
• Nearby neighbour, business protest.
• Personnel assault.
• Plant explosion.
• Product recall.
• Product tampering.
• Product/service boycott.
• Security leak or problem.
• Severe weather impact on business.
• Sexual harassment or allegation.
• Special interest group attack.
• Strike, job action or work stoppage.
• Terrorism threat or action.
• Terrorist attack.
• Union organising actions.
• Vehicular fatality.
• Whistle-blower threat or actions.
• Workplace bombing.
• Work-related homicide

Reference

Goh, M. H. (2015). A Manager's Guide to Implementing Your IT Crisis Communication Plan. Business Continuity Management Specialist Series. Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.

Extracted from "Appendix 3: Examples of Crises"

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