Examples of Crisis Types

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

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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