When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations
Planning is crucial in crisis preparedness. Yet well-prepared plans often fail to provide an adequate response due to the unpredictability of crises. Consequently, responses often require improvisation, shaped by contingencies and time constraints. Ho wever, research on risks frequently puts plannin...
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| description | Planning is crucial in crisis preparedness. Yet well-prepared plans often fail to provide an adequate response due to the unpredictability of crises. Consequently, responses often require improvisation, shaped by contingencies and time constraints. Ho wever, research on risks frequently puts planning and improvisation at odds. In this paper, we overcome the seemingly contradictory nature of planning and improvisation and explore how they intertwine in complex technological emergencies.
Although organizations develop a wide range of plans, complete prediction of crises is out of reach. That's why we propose that improvisation and planning are complementary to strengthen the resilience of organizations in crisis management. To better understand improvisation, researchers have studied it at individual, group and organizational levels, focusing on its characteristics and dimensions. However, gaps remain in our understanding of the full impact of improvisation, how it interacts with existing crisis plans, and how it unfolds during crises. This article aims to fill these gaps by exploring the influence of improvised actions on the execution of existing crisis management plans. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-025c1d1cf82e4e44b1314699db3a3edf2025-08-20T02:37:42ZengAIDIC Servizi S.r.l.Chemical Engineering Transactions2283-92162025-06-01116When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis SituationsYassmine RanneneNelly Olivier-MagetSamantha LimIsabelle BoutyAnouck AdrotPlanning is crucial in crisis preparedness. Yet well-prepared plans often fail to provide an adequate response due to the unpredictability of crises. Consequently, responses often require improvisation, shaped by contingencies and time constraints. Ho wever, research on risks frequently puts planning and improvisation at odds. In this paper, we overcome the seemingly contradictory nature of planning and improvisation and explore how they intertwine in complex technological emergencies. Although organizations develop a wide range of plans, complete prediction of crises is out of reach. That's why we propose that improvisation and planning are complementary to strengthen the resilience of organizations in crisis management. To better understand improvisation, researchers have studied it at individual, group and organizational levels, focusing on its characteristics and dimensions. However, gaps remain in our understanding of the full impact of improvisation, how it interacts with existing crisis plans, and how it unfolds during crises. This article aims to fill these gaps by exploring the influence of improvised actions on the execution of existing crisis management plans.https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15124 |
| spellingShingle | Yassmine Rannene Nelly Olivier-Maget Samantha Lim Isabelle Bouty Anouck Adrot When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations Chemical Engineering Transactions |
| title | When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations |
| title_full | When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations |
| title_fullStr | When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations |
| title_full_unstemmed | When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations |
| title_short | When Plans Meet Reality: the Tangle of Improvisation and Planning in Crisis Situations |
| title_sort | when plans meet reality the tangle of improvisation and planning in crisis situations |
| url | https://www.cetjournal.it/index.php/cet/article/view/15124 |
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