There is wide recognition that the world we live in is complex. This can be seen in the many academic papers within the field of social science, which explore a plethora of issues that this complexity throws up. The aim of this paper is to offer a new paradigm for this research. This paper...

The dissemination of safety procedures and guidelines is perceived as pivotal to keep organizations managing high-risk technologies incident free. The role of clear communication is seen as essential in transferring these procedures and guidelines. However, previous research in these types of...

Past research on the relationship of risk communication and risk perception is predominantly focused on the way civilians deal with risk perceptions and messages about danger. Little research on this domain is done in complex interactive and tightly coupled organisations. Evaluations of recent...

Communication is often recognized as pivotal for organizations managing high-risk technologies. Such communication is generally informed by industry and government regulations, which are then translated into procedures, guidelines, and the like. These are disseminated, discussed and trained...