Which type of crisis could be triggered by an uneducated decision from an employee or sponsor?

• A. Crises caused by improper decisions
• B. Creeping crises
• C. Sudden emergencies
• D. Economic crises

Answer: (A)

When a crisis is rooted in the choices made by people within the organization—like an employee or sponsor making a poorly informed or inappropriate decision—the situation is best described as crises caused by improper decisions. The key idea here is that the trigger is a human decision that turns out to be wrong or risky, making the crisis largely preventable with better decision-making processes, risk assessment, and governance.

Creeping crises unfold more slowly, driven by accumulating signs and external pressures rather than a single bad decision. Sudden emergencies are abrupt, unexpected events requiring urgent action, not the outcome of a deliberate poor choice. Economic crises are broad, macro-level events tied to financial systems and market conditions, not the direct result of one internal decision.