This literature review on Business Continuity Management has been structured
around the stages of the Business Continuity Lifecycle which consists of: BCM
Programme Management; Understanding the Organization; Determining BCM
Strategies; Developing and Implementing a BCM Response; Exercising,
Maintaining and Reviewing; and Embedding BCM in the Organizational Culture.
Before moving into this review, the chapter begins with an exploration of what
constitutes BCM.
The research also includes an analysis of the impact that Organizational
Resilience (OR) has had on BCM as there has been a distinct move in the
literature to broaden the BCM perspective and to look to combine it with other
disciplines such as risk, crisis and emergency management to create a more
comprehensive approach leading to enhanced OR