TY  - JOUR
AB  - Literature of trauma in the workplace after an organizational
catastrophe often focuses on various aspects of a critical incident
where data are more readily available because of organizational “pressure
points” – public relations, technology and the financial impact of a
disaster on a corporation. Highlights the fact that external public
rarely express concern or even interest in the mental health of workers
in an organization perceived as being responsible for a catastrophe.
Provides results from recently published studies that reveal workers
experience some trauma after a critical incident, ranging from mild
depression, to the onset of manic disease, to suicidal thoughts.
Scrutinizes the impact on departmental and organizational morale,
production and sustainability of key projects to comprehend the
organizational behaviour dimension of critical incidents in an
appropriate context. Overviews the relationship of organizational
behaviour to crisis management and analyses the impact of trauma upon
workers at one department of large oil exploration company operating in
Alaska. Reaches beyond anecdotal surveys to include an analysis of
employee turnover in the immediate department of that company after four
workers had been badly injured in a serious industrial accident. Results
suggest attention must be paid to stress and trauma by employees who
witness organizational catastrophes.
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SN  - 0965-3562
DO  - 10.1108/09653569410064985
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09653569410064985
AU  - Barton Laurence
PY  - 1994
Y1  - 1994/01/01
TI  - Trauma in the Aftermath of Organizational Catastrophe: : The Short‐ and
Long‐term Impact on Employees and their Supervisors
T2  - Disaster Prevention and Management: An International Journal
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 18
EP  - 26
Y2  - 2024/05/11
ER  -