LEADERSHIP STYLE, CRISIS RESPONSE AND BLAME MANAGEMENT: THE CASE OF HURRICANE KATRINA

• DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01836.x
• Publication Date: 2010-05-04T21:09:58Z
• Authors: ARJEN BOIN; PAUL ‘T HART; ALLAN McCONNELL; THOMAS PRESTON
• Keywords: Blame; Crisis Management; Hurricane katrina

Crisis management research has largely ignored one of the most pressing challenges political leaders are confronted with in wake a large-scale extreme event: how to cope what is commonly called blame game. In this article, we provide heuristic help understand leader responses aftermath crises, emphasizing crucial role their leadership style on Inquiries. After integrating theoretical and empirical findings crisis styles, illustrate our by applying it Bush administration's response Hurrican Katrina 2005. We conclude offering suggestions for further underdeveloped subject faced acute episodes.