CanCERN Newsletter 75, 8 March 2013
Articles, UC QuakeStudies
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 8 March 2013
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 8 March 2013
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 11 January 2013
Transcript of Ann's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Summary of oral history interview with Michelle Whitaker about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 21 June 2013
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 20 March 2013 entitled, "Road works, Road cones and a Triangle Quilt".
Slides from a presentation by Dr Bernard Walker at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Building Organisational Resilience: the role of HRM in post-disaster recovery".
A presentation by Dr Bernard Walker and Rosemary Baird at UC CEISMIC's Contestable Fund mini-conference. The presentation was titled, "Building Organisational Resilience: the role of HRM in post-disaster recovery".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 7 December 2013 entitled, "Moving, baking, and other chaos".
A copy of the CanCERN online newsletter published on 20 September 2013
Based on a qualitative study of four organisations involving 47 respondents following the extensive 2010 – 2011 earthquakes in Christchurch, New Zealand, this paper presents some guidance for human resource practitioners dealing with post-disaster recovery. A key issue is the need for the human resource function to reframe its practices in a post-disaster context, developing a specific focus on understanding and addressing changing employee needs, and monitoring the leadership behaviour of supervisors. This article highlights the importance of flexible organisational responses based around a set of key principles concerning communication and employee perceptions of company support.
Summary of oral history interview with Kristy Constable-Brown about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Summary of oral history interview with Christine about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 19 December 2013 entitled, "A couple of delayed entries".
An entry from Deb Robertson's blog for 21 June 2013 entitled, "Buying New Zealand Made...".
An entry from Jennifer Middendorf's blog for 8 February 2013 entitled, "Vote for me!".
Summary of oral history interview with Estelle Laugesen about her experiences of the Canterbury earthquakes.
Transcript of May's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Tish Hunter's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Robyn Anderson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Disasters are rare events with major consequences; yet comparatively little is known about managing employee needs in disaster situations. Based on case studies of four organisations following the devastating earthquakes of 2010 - 2011 in Christchurch, New Zealand, this paper presents a framework using redefined notions of employee needs and expectations, and charting the ways in which these influence organisational recovery and performance. Analysis of in-depth interview data from 47 respondents in four organisations highlighted the evolving nature of employee needs and the crucial role of middle management leadership in mitigating the effects of disasters. The findings have counterintuitive implications for human resource functions in a disaster, suggesting that organisational justice forms a central framework for managing organisational responses to support and engage employees for promoting business recovery.
Transcript of Lavina's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Shaun's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Blair Anderson's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.
Transcript of Ursula's earthquake story, captured by the UC QuakeBox project.