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Emergence of Leadership in a Crisis: A Study of Group Escapes from Fire in Underground Coal Mines.

PB94176435

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Kowalski, K. M.; Mallett, L. G.; Brnich, M. J.
Page Count	39
Abstract	The research explores the emergence of leadership in a crisis situation. The study by the U.S. Bureau of Mines focuses on three underground mine fires and the resulting evacuations. The subjects for the study are 48 coal miners, who evacuated the mines as part of eight escape groups. The subjects described their escape during an open-ended interview. Data were coded according to: (1) evidence of leadership behavior, (2) evidence of lack of leadership behavior, and (3) characteristics of the individual in each group who led the subjects out of the mine.
Keywords	Coal mines Mine fires Crisis Egress Emergencies Leadership Disaster planning Evacuating(Transportation) Personnel Mine safety
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Center.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB80-140197. Library of Congress catalog card no. 93-28786.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199417

Emergence of Leadership in a Crisis: A Study of Group Escapes from Fire in Underground Coal Mines.

Emergence of Leadership in a Crisis: A Study of Group Escapes from Fire in Underground Coal Mines.
PB94176435

Publication Date	1994
Personal Author	Kowalski, K. M.; Mallett, L. G.; Brnich, M. J.
Page Count	39
Abstract	The research explores the emergence of leadership in a crisis situation. The study by the U.S. Bureau of Mines focuses on three underground mine fires and the resulting evacuations. The subjects for the study are 48 coal miners, who evacuated the mines as part of eight escape groups. The subjects described their escape during an open-ended interview. Data were coded according to: (1) evidence of leadership behavior, (2) evidence of lack of leadership behavior, and (3) characteristics of the individual in each group who led the subjects out of the mine.
Keywords	Coal mines Mine fires Crisis Egress Emergencies Leadership Disaster planning Evacuating(Transportation) Personnel Mine safety
Source Agency	Bureau of Mines
NTIS Subject Category	48A - Mineral Industries
Corporate Authors	Bureau of Mines, Pittsburgh, PA. Pittsburgh Research Center.
Supplemental Notes	See also PB80-140197. Library of Congress catalog card no. 93-28786.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Information circular/1994.
NTIS Issue Number	199417