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A crisis is a type of organizational phenomenon. Existing in human society, the organization is closely connected with society in one ori­entation. In another orientation, the organization needs to face and fix the crisis through crisis management. Therefore, the study of organiza­tional crisis management should be based on and focus on the organi­zational and societal levels. The following Dual-Concentric Circles (Figure 1.1) illustrate the theoretical framework of this book.

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Alas, R., Gao, J. (2012). Introduction to Crisis Management. In: Alas, R., Gao, J. (eds) Crisis Management in Chinese Organizations. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230363168_1

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