Mitigating maladaptive threat rigidity responses to crisis
Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
12-18-2014
Abstract
In this chapter we review the original theory of "threat rigidity" as proposed in 1981 by Staw and co-workers and discuss additional insights made in the accumulated literature to the present day. Research has shown that in response to a threat, organizations, groups, and individuals often respond in rigid, habitual ways. While there are times that such learned responses can be effective, in the face of a large, unforeseen, new threat, rigidity of response is often maladaptive. Based upon this review of the literature about the threat rigidity thesis, we will review literature that leads us to propose a model of an individual's cognitive responses to threat and present a set of recommendations how best to avoid the adverse effects of the threat rigidity syndrome in the emergency management and business continuity environments.
Identifier
85076564896 (Scopus)
ISBN
[9780765621344, 9781317467960]
Publication Title
Information Systems for Emergency Management
First Page
65
Last Page
94
Recommended Citation
Plotnick, Linda and Turoff, Murray, "Mitigating maladaptive threat rigidity responses to crisis" (2014). Faculty Publications. 5850.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/fac_pubs/5850
