The USS Greeneville Collision A Discussion of Crisis Communication

Abstract

This paper is a discussion of crisis communication in order to gain a better understanding of the U.S. Navy's crisis communications actions after the submarine collided with the Japanese fishing boat. This paper will analyze the crisis management performance of the U.S. Navy throughout the crisis. This study is organized into 6 chapters: Chapter 1 provides an overview of the accident. Chapter 2 is a review of the scholarly literature on crisis communication theory. Chapter 3 provides a methodology for the case study. Chapter 4 analyzes the Navy's crisis communications performance per scholarly theory. Chapter 5 is a discussion of the U.S. Navy's crisis communication performance. Chapter 6 provides a summary and suggestions for future research.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418056

Entities

People

  • J. A. Surette

Organizations

  • American University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Case Studies
  • Coast Guard
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Crisis Management
  • Image Restoration
  • Los Angeles Class
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Nonlinear Dynamics
  • Personnel Management
  • Public Relations
  • Submarines
  • United States
  • Uss Greeneville

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Educational Psychology
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).