One of the first books of its kind in the subject area, this groundbreaking text brings together seminal papers in the area of crisis management and organizational theory. Covering the field from both a theoretical and practical perspective, it features important contributions from Karl Weick, Charles Perrow and many other luminaries of the field. The book is divided into four main sections: Understanding Crisis Management; Modelling the Crisis Management Process; The Crisis of Management: Cultural and Psychological Dynamics of Risk and Crisis Management; Crisis Management in Practice. An enlightening book, the contributors comprehensively look at the approaches and limitations of crisis management processes and their cultural and psychological dynamics. Featuring expert editorial commentary on all the key readings, this is an essential and illuminating text that provides proper definitions and explications of the areas within crisis management. As such, it is an invaluable introduction for students.