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Training Civil Servants for Crisis Management
Author(s) -
Carrel Laurent F.
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.00139
Subject(s) - civil servants , crisis management , training (meteorology) , government (linguistics) , political science , public relations , public administration , business , management , process management , politics , economics , law , linguistics , philosophy , meteorology , physics
This article describes and reflects upon actual experiences in training leaders in the Swiss government. Five thematic areas that are fundamental to preparing a government for leadership in a crisis are presented. Additionally, planning the training, the use of expertise and factors which facilitate or hinder strategic learning are discussed. The author recommends the development of a model learning strategy for governments, with the assistance of the European Academy for Crisis Management.