Ethics in Crisis Management
MODULE 9
This module explores the ethical dimensions of crisis communication and management. It examines how crises can disrupt normal operations, endanger public safety, and damage an organization’s reputation, emphasizing the importance of responsibility, accountability, and humanistic care in response efforts. The module also addresses the ethical challenges surrounding access to information, including the need to ensure stakeholders have a significant choice in decision-making while balancing the realities of information uncertainty and the potential necessity of withholding or delaying communication during a crisis.
This module created by Dr. Janice H. Xu, Holy Family University, consists of two lessons:
- Prominent Ethical Issues in Crisis Situations
- Access To Information During A Crisis