Risk assessment and management was established as a scientific field some 30–40 years
ago. Principles and methods were developed for how to conceptualise, assess and manage …

Modern societies are increasingly faced with “unknown unknowns,” Black Swans, and mega-
crises. Both public and corporate leaders find it deeply challenging to respond to these crisis …

Purpose This article proposes a conceptual basis upon which to address strategic design as
business intellectual capital. Design/methodology/approach A literature review was carried …

Risk, Surprises and Black Swans provides an in depth analysis of the risk concept with a
focus on the critical link to knowledge; and the lack of knowledge, that risk and probability …

In this article, we discuss how to deal with black swans in a risk context. A black swan is here
understood as a surprising extreme event relative to one׳ s knowledge/beliefs, and can be of …

Much recent organizational writing, under the influence of complexity theory, describes
adaptation and resilience as increasingly important organizational requirements. This …

This research article documents results from a survey conducted among employees in a
regional Norwegian airline, highlighting challenges and disparities between the way flight …

This article explores how prison officers carry out safety rules, drawing on ethnographic data
from a Norwegian high-security prison. Taking prisoners' status as a potential risk as the …

ABSTRACT A method of activity analysis is proposed that exploits synergy among cultural-
historical activity theory, Peircean sign theory, and ecofunctionalism in response to …

Maintenance combines various methods, tools, and techniques in a bid to reduce
maintenance costs while increasing the reliability, availability, and security of equipment …