15 articles in this issue
Juan Pablo Sarmiento
Looking for windows of opportunity to mainstream disaster risk management within business education, in 2015, the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction’s (UNISDR) Private Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (arise), partnered with F... see more
Carolina Herrera-Cano
The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of business education in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). This paper aims to evaluate the awareness level of the Master in Business Administration’s (MBA) students regarding the i... see more
Ali Asgary
Increasing levels of business disruptions and disaster events on one hand while local, national and international campaigns on the other have increased businesses’ awareness, attention and demand for the need for business continuity management. As more an... see more
Juan Pablo Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Meenakshi Jerath, Gustavo Ferreira Jordao
It is safe to say that building disaster resilience by preparing for disasters with a business continuity plan is vital for small business to thrive in the long run. More often than not, small business owners invest large sums of money, time, an... see more
Thais Camolesi Guimarães, Mariana Xavier Nicolletti, Annelise Vendramini Felsberg, Ligia Ramos, Fernanda Casagrande Rocha, Mario Monzoni Neto
The aim of this paper is to discuss improvements for the Master in Sustainability Management of Fundação Getulio Vargas (Getulio Vargas Foundation - FGV), in order to incorporate the topic of disaster risk management (DRM). Considering the risks and oppor... see more
András Tilcsik
This article describes how disaster risk management topics are taught at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and thus highlights opportunities for developing similar course modules on disaster risk management at other instit... see more
Cecilia Dejo Esteves, Patricia Parodi Parodi
This paper aims to explain and present a proposal to introduce Disaster Risk Management (DRM) topics into ESAN Graduate School of Business Master’s programs. Although disasters have cost Peru more than USD 7,600 million in the past 2 decades the business ... see more
Amr Addas, Stefanie D. Kibsey, Gary Ng, Thomas Walker
Disaster risk management is an integral part of sustainability, and curricula that are focused on sustainability can be broadened to include disaster risk management. The David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia Uni... see more
Indianna Minto-Coy, Lila Rao
The purpose of this paper is to provide a background to and guide for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) into higher education and training institutions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with the aim of increasing awareness and understan... see more
Leonardo Muñoz-Gómez
This paper discusses the apparent disconnection between disaster risk management research and the lack of tools for business continuity after disastrous events in Chile. As disasters are a common occurrence in business development, local firms are becomin... see more
Kusdhianto Setiawan
This paper discusses the application of real options analysis for a project that is in the process of construction and was affected by a natural disaster. The use of the analytical method has become a way of thinking in making decisions that should be tau... see more
Marcia Villasana, Bertha E. Cárdenas, Marianela Adriaenséns, Ana Catalina Treviño, Jorge Lozano
Universities should actively participate in disseminating and fostering a culture for disaster risk management (DRM) among students and the community. Particularly in countries with high levels of risk, education plays a key role in raising awareness on t... see more
P D Jose
Sustainability issues, given their potential scale of impact and urgency, have captured the imagination of both corporations and academic institutions everywhere. This paper examines how such problems and their potential solutions have been incorporated i... see more
Robert Glasser
Editorial
Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez