Disaster risks and disaster management policies and practices in Pakistan: A critical analysis of Disaster Management Act 2010 of Pakistan

PurposeThe Indian context is marked with weak anti-discrimination laws and patchy implementation of protection of civil rights of women at workplaces. The purpose of this paper is to unearth the rationales of the adoption of gender diversity management policies and practices in India, in the absence of laws and regulations.Design/methodology/approachInspiration is drawn from previous studies on diversity management in other national contexts, and a survey methodology was adopted. The lead researcher administered the questionnaires personally to all respondents to ensure that the understanding of the questions is uniform across respondents as gender diversity management is a relatively new concept in India.FindingsSize of the organisation (number of full-time employees), the influence of external organisations and perceived enhanced organisational flexibility were found to explain the adoption of gender diversity management policies and practices in the Indian IT/ITeS industry. Findings also indicate that Indian subsidiaries of foreign multinationals tend to adopt more gender diversity management policies and practices as compared to Indian-owned organisations.Research implicationsThis study provides evidence that organisations do not always enact structures or behaviours in the pursuit of normative rationality and also consider the economic value of them, establishing an organisational agency in adopting legitimated norms or practices. The study also shows that gender diversity management policies and practices are not only dependent on the enactment of laws but also are adopted because of the economic benefit perceived.Originality/valueDiversity management policies and practices have been mostly studied in national contexts with anti-discrimination laws or affirmative action programs and have been claimed to be a successor of equal employment opportunity (EEO) policies. In the absence of stringent laws to reduce or eliminate discrimination against women employees in Indian workplaces, this study contributes to the literature by determining whether the business case for gender diversity drives the adoption of gender diversity management in the Indian context.

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Risks and resilience: COVID-19 response and disaster management policies in India

India Review ◽

10.1080/14736489.2021.1895568 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 20 (2) ◽

pp. 121-141

Author(s):

Sohini Sengupta ◽

Manish K. Jha

Keyword(s):

Disaster Management ◽

Management Policies

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Sustainable land and water management policies and practices: a pathway to environmental sustainability in large irrigation systems

Land Degradation and Development ◽

10.1002/ldr.852 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 19 (5) ◽

pp. 469-487 ◽

Cited By ~ 37

Author(s):

S. Khan ◽

M. A. Hanjra

Keyword(s):

Water Management ◽

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Irrigation Systems ◽

Land And Water Management ◽

Management Policies ◽

Large Irrigation ◽

Policies And Practices

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Implementasi Kebijakan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah di Kota Sukabumi

JOPPAS: Journal of Public Policy and Administration Silampari ◽

10.31539/joppa.v1i1.800 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (1) ◽

pp. 30-40

Author(s):

Nabila Rahma Silmi ◽

Tuah Nur ◽

Dian Purwanti

Keyword(s):

Disaster Management ◽

Research Method ◽

Descriptive Analysis ◽

Qualitative Approach ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Analysis Method ◽

The Public ◽

Inhibiting Factors ◽

Implementation Policy ◽

Management Policies

The purpose of this research is to find out the implementation of regional disaster management policies in Sukabumi City and to find out the inhibiting and supporting factors of the successful implementation of regional disaster management policies. This research method uses descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach. The results showed that the implementation of regional disaster management policies was not optimal. The conclusion is that the socialization activities are still lacking and equitable, human resources and infrastructure have not been added yet. The inhibiting factors are in terms of institutional, apparatus discipline, budget, resources, facilities and environment that are less conducive. Supporting factors are the existence of regulations or regulations on disaster management. for communication carried out by BPBD Sukabumi City in carrying out socialization activities or training on disaster management to the public is still lacking and uneven. Keywords: Implementation, Policy, Disaster Management.

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Políticas e Práticas de Gestão de Pessoas e a Inclusão de Pessoas com Deficiência: um estudo quantitativo

Revista de Administração da UFSM ◽

10.5902/1983465922157 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 12 (4) ◽

pp. 611

Author(s):

Alice Gerlane Cardoso da Silva ◽

Diogo Henrique Helal

Keyword(s):

Labor Market ◽

Personnel Management ◽

Quantitative Research ◽

Survey Method ◽

Individuals With Disabilities ◽

Google Docs ◽

System Data ◽

Management Policies ◽

Effective Inclusion ◽

Policies And Practices

This study analyzes how the policies and practices of personnel management directed at individuals with disabilities in João Pessoa, PB, Brazil, are configured concerning their insertion and inclusion into the labor market. For such, a quantitative research of descriptive character was conducted using the survey method. The research was developed with individuals, with and without disabilities, who worked and resided in João Pessoa. In total, 90 individuals partook of the study, 45 of which presented disability while the other 45 presented none. The questionnaire was applied in person and made available on the internet by means of the Google Docs system. Data analysis was done using SPSS, consisting of a factorial and descriptive analyses, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and non-parametric tests Kruskal-Wallis and median. The results demonstrated that, despite the individuals with disabilities perceiving an evolution of personnel management policies and practices applied by the organizations regarding the manner of capturing, accepting and coexisting with individuals with disabilities, they are not yet enough to assure their effective inclusion in the labor market.

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Disaster management strategies and relation of good governance for the coastal Bangladesh

Resources and Environmental Economics ◽

10.25082/ree.2021.02.002 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 269-279

Author(s):

Prabal Barua ◽

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Abhijit Mitra ◽

Saeid Eslamian ◽

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Keyword(s):

Disaster Management ◽

Local Governments ◽

Local Community ◽

Good Governance ◽

Local Level ◽

Management Strategies ◽

National Policy ◽

Successful Implementation ◽

Community Members ◽

Management Policies

Although Bangladesh’s immense steps in preparing the disaster management policies following the values of good governance issue, the quantity to which these policies have productively been executing at the local level remnants mostly unknown. The objectives of this investigation were dual: firstly, to inspect the roles and efficiency of the local-level governance and disaster management organization, and lastly, to recognize the obstacles to the execution of national the policies and Disaster-Risk-Reduction guidelines at the local community level. The authors applied qualitative research and case Study approach, using techniques from the Participatory Rural Appraisal toolbox to collect data from local community members as well as government and NGO officials. From the finding of the study, it was revealed that interactive disaster governance, decentralization of disaster management, and compliance by local-level institutions with good governance principles and national policy guidelines can be extremely effective in reducing disaster-loss and damages. According to coastal community members, the local governments have generally failed to uphold good governance principles, and triangulated data confirm that the region at large suffers from rampant corruption, political favoritism, lack of transparency and accountability and minimal inclusion of local inhabitants in decision-making – all of which have severely impeded the successful implementation of national disaster-management policies. This study contributes to these research gaps, with identification of further research agenda in these areas. The paper deals with International Sendai Framework that called for enhancement of local level community resilience to disasters. Thus, it contributes to numerous policy and practice areas relating to good disaster governance. The study identified the specific manifestations of these failures in coastal communities in Bangladesh. These results underscore the vital need to address the wide gap between national DRR goals and the on-the-ground realities of policy implementation to successfully enhance the country’s resilience to climate change-induced disasters.

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“Engines and Wagons”: The Challenges and Options of Conserving Railway Heritage

Collections ◽

10.1177/15501906211052717 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 155019062110527

Author(s):

Simbarashe Shadreck Chitima

Keyword(s):

Qualitative Research ◽

Relative Humidity ◽

Disaster Management ◽

Social Economic ◽

Conservation Strategies ◽

Railway Transport ◽

Preventive Conservation ◽

The Social ◽

Qualitative Research Methodology ◽

Management Policies

Zimbabwe has a rich railway heritage that includes rail engines, wagons, coaches, trolleys, ticket rooms, rail stations, and tracks. The National Railway Museum of Zimbabwe (NRMZ) has a long history in providing railway transport and have contributed to the social, economic, and political lives of Zimbabweans. The NRMZ is the only institution that collects, preserve, and display railway heritage. This study investigates the effectiveness of the NRMZ in conserving railway heritage. This study employed qualitative research methodology. It is revealed that railway collections are deteriorating at unprecedented levels. The major agents of deterioration include relative humidity, temperature, pollution, pests and rodents as well as human factors. The study concludes that the NRMZ is employing ineffective conservation strategies and the museum is likely to lose more collections if they do not prioritize preventive conservation, develop collections, and disaster management policies.

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High-Tech Workers, Management Strategy, and Globalization

Management Practices in High-Tech Environments ◽

10.4018/978-1-59904-564-1.ch003 ◽

2011 ◽

pp. 42-57

Author(s):

Jasmine Folz

Keyword(s):

At Risk ◽

Management Strategy ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

High Tech ◽

Foreign Workers ◽

Contingent Employment ◽

Cost Cutting ◽

Management Policies ◽

The Impact ◽

Policies And Practices

Based on qualitative interviews with Seattle area high-tech workers, this chapter explores their positioning within and reaction to globalization processes. Looking especially as cost-cutting labor strategies of contingent employment, importation of foreign workers, and the outsourcing of professional high-tech work, it is argued that these are essentially restrictive employment strategies that benefit employers at the expense of employees. While some of the interviewees more or less approved of these practices as logical from the corporate perspective, and were confident that their jobs were too complex to be at risk, most are questioning these processes and some were actively trying to organize in an effort to halt or at least slow down such trends. How and why high-tech workers accommodate or resist management policies and practices they disagree with is analyzed with attention to the impact of ideology.

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