Question

world is facing a major crisis 'terrorism'. explain the effect of disaster.

Answer 1

The term “crisis” is widely used in several scientific contexts (i.e.
medicine, psychology, economy, society etc). It originates from the Greek
word “krisis”, which means judgement, choice or decision. The use of the
term, however, varies depending on the context in which it is being used
and the researcher’s discipline. In the organizational literature, crisis
is defined as follows: a low-probability, high-impact event that threatens
the viability of the organization and is characterized by ambiguity of
cause, effect, and means of resolution, as well as by a belief that
decisions must be made swiftly (Pearson and Clair, 1998). Pearson and
Mitroff (1993) suggest that crises are events which pose threats to the
viability of organisations. Seymour and Moore (2000) suggest that crisis
can threaten reputation, lives and the survival of an organisation.
Faulkner (2001) argues that crises or disasters can be described as ‘sudden
challenges which might test the organisation’s ability to cope’. All the
existing definitions and approaches converge to that crisis is an
unpleasant and difficult situation that has to be managed as effectively as
possible. Contemporary crisis management approaches have supported that
businesses and stakeholders involved in crisis situations must be benefited
by the experience.
Crises are now occurring more frequently, possibly as a result of greater
pressures on business and industry from global market demands, and they may
have a much more severe impact. Elsubbaugh et al. (2004) suggest that
crisis is an inevitable part of business today and cannot be separated from
regular business activity. Understanding crises and disasters, their lifecycle and potential impacts and actions can help in the development of
strategies by organisations to deal with such incidents, and stop or reduce
the severity of their impacts on business and society, despite their
complexity.
As far as tourism is concerned, Laws and Prideaux (2005) argue that the
term crisis in tourism industry usually refers to an event that leads to a
shock resulting in the sudden emergence of an adverse situation. McKercher
& Hui (2004) point out that, crises are inevitable, ‘episodic events that
disrupt the tourism and hospitality industry on a regular basis’ and Coles
(2004) adds ‘when not in crisis, destinations are in an extended programme
of practically pre-event-limbo, almost waiting for the important trigger
event to take place’.
Parsons (1996) gave a very interesting view that can be used for the
classification of tourism crises. He suggested three types of crises
depending on their gestation period: a) Immediate crises, where little or
no warning exists therefore organisations are unable to research the
problem or prepare a plan before the crisis hits, b). emerging crises,
these are slower in developing and maybe able to be stopped or limited by
organisational action, and c) Sustained crises: that may last for weeks,
months or even years. Similar to Parson’s classification is the one of
Seymour and Moore (2000), who have suggested that crises are of two types:
the “cobra” type, which strikes suddenly and the “python” type which occurs
gradually. Karagiannis et al.(2006) suggest an alternative aspect to
classify the crises that affect tourism industry, using the factor of human
involvement in the crises cases (direct, indirect, no human involvement).
Similar is the classification of Sausmarez (2007), who argues that crises
are traditionally classified as either natural (hurricanes and earthquakes)
or man-made (industrial accidents, plane crashes and terrorist events).
I hope this will help you

Answer 2

The well known Greek term “crisis” which is used in numerous contexts,in 'medicine','psychology' 'economy','society' etc.

And 'Terrorrism' is a Curse for our Modern world.It aims to divide our whole human civilisation and brings destruction in this world.

It results a huge loss in Business ,Economy , tourism industry and also in the life of people.

Now -a -days it becomes a weapon

by creating fear and uncertainty in

human civilisation .