From cacophony to symphony: How to focus the discipline of business continuity

John Copenhaver and David Lindstedt
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David Lindstedt: Adaptive BC Solutions, USA

Journal of Business Continuity & Emergency Planning, 2010, vol. 4, issue 2, 165-173

Abstract: On the ‘stage’ of business continuity, there is a cacophony of voices — an unfocused assortment of ideas, approaches and advice. A casual glance at any continuity trade journal quickly reveals disparate discussions about even the most fundamental of issues. The dedicated magazines and conferences are filled with anecdotes and case studies but lack a focused discussion leading towards a holistic approach to the discipline. In fact, most often these discussions are not proper conversations at all, but disjointed groupings of loosely connected topics. It is time for practitioners to organise their considerable collective talent into a structured effort to ground and defend this growing profession. It is time to move from an informal sharing of individual lessons learned to a studied discipline. This paper proposes several ways to focus thinking and energise efforts. It will offer a select few topics to help provide a framework of central focal points for research, thought and growth.

Keywords: business continuity; foundation; discipline; profession; research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M12 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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