Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience
Recent disasters and rapid changes in the environment have shown various open issues in organizational resilience, in particular the use of communications. We explore the use of Network Theory to study the robustness of communications in organizations regardless their structure and the communication...
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| description | Recent disasters and rapid changes in the environment have shown various open issues in organizational resilience, in particular the use of communications. We explore the use of Network Theory to study the robustness of communications in organizations regardless their structure and the communication mechanisms used. We focus on how a collapse in the communication mechanisms affects the communication structure in an organization. We use a case study based on an emergency management plan from a Nuclear Power Plant in Spain. We show that Network Theory along with the number of connected components in a network provides a cost-effective way to analyze the communication infrastructure and organizational relations. Network Theory also allows us to build awareness about the communication and information structure inside an organization, and to design a more robust communication network. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e7f04209a76f4a94a7cb812df4bb39de2022-12-22T03:13:08ZengRam Arti PublishersInternational Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences2455-77492022-02-0171284810.33889/IJMEMS.2022.7.1.003Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational ResilienceCristina Ruiz-Martin0Gabriel Wainer1Adolfo Lopez-Paredes2Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.Department of Business Management, University of Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain.Recent disasters and rapid changes in the environment have shown various open issues in organizational resilience, in particular the use of communications. We explore the use of Network Theory to study the robustness of communications in organizations regardless their structure and the communication mechanisms used. We focus on how a collapse in the communication mechanisms affects the communication structure in an organization. We use a case study based on an emergency management plan from a Nuclear Power Plant in Spain. We show that Network Theory along with the number of connected components in a network provides a cost-effective way to analyze the communication infrastructure and organizational relations. Network Theory also allows us to build awareness about the communication and information structure inside an organization, and to design a more robust communication network.https://ijmems.in/cms/storage/app/public/uploads/volumes/3-IJMEMS-21-0166-7-1-28-48-2022.pdfemergency plansrobustnesscrisis managementorganizational structurecommunication mechanisms |
| spellingShingle | Cristina Ruiz-Martin Gabriel Wainer Adolfo Lopez-Paredes Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience International Journal of Mathematical, Engineering and Management Sciences emergency plans robustness crisis management organizational structure communication mechanisms |
| title | Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience |
| title_full | Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience |
| title_fullStr | Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience |
| title_short | Exploration of Network Theory to Evaluate Organizational Resilience |
| title_sort | exploration of network theory to evaluate organizational resilience |
| topic | emergency plans robustness crisis management organizational structure communication mechanisms |
| url | https://ijmems.in/cms/storage/app/public/uploads/volumes/3-IJMEMS-21-0166-7-1-28-48-2022.pdf |
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