Types of Organizational Crisis
These are the example of organizational crisis.
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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
- Grassroots 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 likely to be publicized
- Licensing disputes with local officials
- Major equipment malfunction
- Malicious rumour
- Misuse of chemical products
- Natural disaster that:
- Destroys corporate headquarters
- Destroys organizational office
- Disrupts product/service
- 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 impacts on business
- Sexual harassment or allegation
- Special interest group attack
- Strike, job action or work stoppage
- Terrorism threat or action
- Terrorist Attack
- Union organizing actions
- Vehicular fatality
- Whistle-blower threats or actions
- Workplace bombing
- Work-related homicide
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Reference Guide
Goh, M. H. (2016). A Manager’s Guide to Implement Your Crisis Management Plan. Business Continuity Management Specialist Series (1st ed., p. 192). Singapore: GMH Pte Ltd.
Extracted from Appendix 3: Examples of Crisis Types
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