Abstract
Communication of health risk events is a complex and challenging task. The advent of information and communication technology along with the following popularisation and widespread uptake of social media are reshaping the field of risk communication. Guided by key tenets of the Social Amplification of Risk Framework, this study developed a causal loop diagram, capturing the perceptions of professionals in health organisations regarding the role of Twitter during risk events. The aim of this paper is to explore the use of the causal loop diagram and its role with rationalising the use of Twitter in risk communication strategies. A key finding of the model is the central role of trust and its interrelationship with other factors during a risk event. A contribution is made to operational research through the novel use of soft system dynamics in risk communication, to risk communication through the investigation of the new medium Twitter and also to research on the Social Amplification of Risk Framework by providing a means through which to operationalise the framework.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 792-801 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | European Journal of Operational Research |
Volume | 272 |
Issue number | 2 |
Early online date | 23 Jul 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 16 Jan 2019 |
Keywords
- OR in government
- OR in societal problems
- system dynamics
- OR in health
- Management. Industrial Management
- Business
- Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
- System dynamics
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Information Systems and Management
- Modelling and Simulation
- Management Science and Operations Research