The Importance Of Social Media in Cope With Crisis

Abstract

Crisis is any event that can harm institution’s, its facilities, its finances or its reputation. Crisis management is the art of making decisions to head off or mitigate these kinds of effects. This study discusses the practical and research implications of social media in crisis management with several examples through the case studies. These cases clearly demonstrate that companies should exploit the inbound and outbound communication, networking, and collaboration capabilities of social media for including several other stakeholders into their crisis management strategies

Krizlerle Baş Etmede Sosyal Medyanın Yeri ve Önemi

Abstract

Krizler, işletmelerin temel unsur ve yapıtaşları ile birlikte, bu kuruluşların finansal yapısına ve itibarına zarar veren olaylar olarak tanımlanabilir. Kriz yönetimi ise bu tür olayların olumsuz etkilerini gidermek veya azaltmaya ilişkin karar verme sanatıdır. Bu çalışmada sosyal medyada kriz yönetimi, gerçek hayatta ortaya çıkan olaylar üzerinden vaka analizi yardımıyla incelenmektedir. Araştırma kapsamında ele alınan örnek olaylar krizle karşı karşıya kalan işletmelerin, işletme içi ve işletme dışı iletişime önem vermeleri gerektiğini, kriz yönetimi stratejilerinde sosyal medya konusunda uzman paydaşların da bulunmasının yararlı olacağını açık bir şekilde göstermiştir

Keywords

• Kriz, Kriz Yönetimi, Sosyal Medya

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