Using tabletop exercises to learn about crisis: empirical evidence
(2009) In International Journal of Emergency Management 6(2). p.136-151- Abstract
- Tabletop exercises are often used for learning purposes in the area
of crisis management, yet their potential for this is far from clear. The study
examines the learning outcomes achieved by a group of persons taking part
in tabletop exercises in which they assess the crisis management capabilities
of the organisation to which they belong and suggest possible improvements.
Interviews with the participants provide evidence of positive learning effects.
Although the effects are in line with generally accepted normative principles of
crisis management, the degree of understanding that the participants gain about
it appears to vary considerably. The underlying reasons for... (More) - Tabletop exercises are often used for learning purposes in the area
of crisis management, yet their potential for this is far from clear. The study
examines the learning outcomes achieved by a group of persons taking part
in tabletop exercises in which they assess the crisis management capabilities
of the organisation to which they belong and suggest possible improvements.
Interviews with the participants provide evidence of positive learning effects.
Although the effects are in line with generally accepted normative principles of
crisis management, the degree of understanding that the participants gain about
it appears to vary considerably. The underlying reasons for this are discussed (Less)
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- author
- Nilsson, Jerry LU
- organization
- publishing date
- 2009
- type
- Contribution to journal
- publication status
- published
- subject
- keywords
- learning, understanding, simulations, crisis management, tabletop exercises, emergency management.
- in
- International Journal of Emergency Management
- volume
- 6
- issue
- 2
- pages
- 136 - 151
- publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- external identifiers
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- scopus:70649103112
- ISSN
- 1471-4825
- DOI
- 10.1504/IJEM.2009.029242
- language
- English
- LU publication?
- yes
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- 6427db27-aff3-4d97-be28-1fa1b80b45c9 (old id 1481710)
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of crisis management, yet their potential for this is far from clear. The study<br/><br>
examines the learning outcomes achieved by a group of persons taking part<br/><br>
in tabletop exercises in which they assess the crisis management capabilities<br/><br>
of the organisation to which they belong and suggest possible improvements.<br/><br>
Interviews with the participants provide evidence of positive learning effects.<br/><br>
Although the effects are in line with generally accepted normative principles of<br/><br>
crisis management, the degree of understanding that the participants gain about<br/><br>
it appears to vary considerably. The underlying reasons for this are discussed}},
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title = {{Using tabletop exercises to learn about crisis: empirical evidence}},
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