Mass Migration, Humanitarian Assistance and Crisis Management: Embracing Social Innovation and Organizational Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 73-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miriam Kaundert ◽  
Anthony J. Masys
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Humanitarian Assistance ◽  
Mass Migration

scholarly journals Strategic Preparation for Crisis Management in Relation with Organizational Learning and the Mediating Role of Social Innovation and Altruism in the Red Crescent Society, Gilan, Iran

2021 ◽  
pp. 86-94
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Altruistic Behavior ◽  
Statistical Population ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Effective Role ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Critical Situations

INTRODUCTION: Today, organizations live in changing environmental conditions and various factors affect their performance strategies. Therefore, organizations should consider critical situations or crises and identify organizational strategies for crisis prevention and effective and efficient crisis management. To deal with the crisis, organizational learning plays an effective role in strategic preparation for crisis management; moreover, altruistic behavior and social innovation can play a facilitating and effective role in critical situations. Accordingly, the present study aimed to investigates the relationship of organizational learning and strategic preparation for crisis management with the mediating role of social innovation and altruism in the Red Crescent Society, Gilan, Iran. METHODS: This descriptive-correlation study was conducted based on an applied research method. The statistical population includes the staff of the branches of the Red Crescent Society, Gilan, Iran. The participants were selected using the stratified sampling method, and Cochran's formula was used to determine the sample size (n=208). The data were collected through standard questionnaires. FINDINGS: According to the results, organizational learning has a significant and direct effect on altruism, social innovation, and strategic preparation for crisis management. Moreover, social innovation and altruism play a mediating and effective role in the relationship between organizational learning and strategic preparation for crisis management. CONCLUSION: The results revealed that organizational learning has a positive effect on strategic preparation for crisis management, social innovation, and altruism. In addition, an increase in learning improves social innovation, altruism, and strategic preparation for crisis management.

2 Organizational learning in tourism crisis management: An experience from Malaysia

2021 ◽  
pp. 7-30
Author(s):  
Zahed Ghaderi ◽  
Ahmad Puad Mat Som ◽  
Jia Wang
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Crisis Management

Social enterprises and organizational learning in South Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 117-133 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Urban ◽  
Elena Gaffurini
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Social Innovation ◽  
Emerging Market ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Social Enterprises ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between different dimensions of organizational learning capabilities (OLC) and levels of social innovation in social enterprises. Design/methodology/approach The empirical strategy adopted is a cross-sectional study based on primary survey data. Following a survey of social enterprises in South Africa, statistically analysis is conducted using regression analyses to test the study hypotheses. Findings The findings show that the OLC dimensions of knowledge conversion, risk management, organizational dialogue and participative decision-making all have a significant and positive relationship with social innovation. Research limitations/implications In many emerging economies, the notion of organizational learning appears to have considerable potential relevance, particularly as African countries are moving toward knowledge-based economies. By focusing on OLC, it is anticipated that social enterprises can configure and leverage the different factors in ways that enable them to overcome the constraints of the complex and unpredictable environments and increase their levels of social innovation. Originality/value The paper provides a pioneering empirical investigation into the impact that OLC has on levels of social innovation, in an under-researched emerging market context.

scholarly journals STUDENT PROTESTS IN UNIVERSITIES: EXPLORING THE MODEL FOR CRISIS MANAGEMENT, CRISIS LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 143-159
Author(s):  
Shehla Najib ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Leadership Competencies ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Research Attention ◽  
Student Protests ◽  
Higher Educational

With the increasing number of crisis events occurring in higher educational institutions, crisis management has attracted research attention. This article focuses on student protests that were widely experienced throughout the university campuses in Pakistan. By adapting a multiple case study and Zdriaski’s ‘Crisis Matrix’ as the conceptual and analytical framework, the researcher examines higher educational institutions real life experience with student’s protests.The purpose of this qualitative study was to report descriptions of challenges and strategies as narrated by leaders who had experienced campus crisis with complete reflections on their leadership competencies and strategies used. Additionally, after managing the crisis comprehensive list of leadership competencies required for organizational learning were explored. This study has value for practitioners when organizational learning is selected as an approach to organizational effectiveness specially during challenging times when learning is promoted at all levels and aligned with the overall strategic intent.

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