6How non-technological innovation saved the day by using ICT

Julita E. Wasilczuk

DOI: 10.4324/9781003161615-6

The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.

(Bob Iger CEO of the The Walt Disney Company)

6.1Introduction

Recently, the number of events that may (and often do) disturb the functioning of companies, both on the scale of individual countries, regions, and recently even entire continents, have been growing. This applies to climate change events that may be partially the cause of natural disasters (Hurricanes Katrina, Harvey and Irma, earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptions) as well as human decision-making crises (e.g. the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy), affecting the functioning of banks, exchange markets, etc. ...

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