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Hard Hats & Hard Times: Navigating Crisis Management: A Qualitative Study on Crisis Management Strategies within the Swedish Construction Industry
Jönköping University.
Jönköping University.
2024 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [en]

In the landscape of crisis management, the knowledge surrounding how an organization can effectively manage a crisis, and through resilience develop strategies that maintain their position as a thriving organization, is generally undisclosed. Depending on the industry in which the organization is active within, their strategies may differ. In the case of construction firms, this is an interesting and unexplored area which we have analyzed deeply. 

One of the main issues in this topic is that although the development of strategies for an organization is a known and somewhat understood area, the implementation of strategies during crises situations and their direct implication on the organization as an entity and their constituents parts is largely uncovered. 

Regarding the method, our research methodology is qualitative study with its research philosophy grounded in interpretivism.Through the qualitative approach, insights into subjects personal experience of handling crisis situations within their construction firms were gained, and a rich data which later could be used for the analysis. 

The data consisted of individuals either employed within a construction firm or those who are working within an organization that specifically focuses on crisis management.Our findings were that the central themes of what crisis management strategies are most appropriate for construction firms are Preparedness & Proactivity, Containment & Damage limitation and Communication. 

Through the implementation of these themes we have found that construction firms stand the best chance to navigate and thrive during a time of crisis. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2024. , p. 54
Keywords [en]
Crisis management, construction industry
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Economics and Business
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-64413OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hj-64413DiVA, id: diva2:1862899
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JIBS, Business Administration
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2024-05-27, 13:00 (English)
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Available from: 2024-06-18 Created: 2024-05-30 Last updated: 2025-10-13Bibliographically approved

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