Collaboration and performance in disaster and emergency management: Focusing on South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 ◽  
pp. 101116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lee Dae Woong
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Disaster And Emergency Management

scholarly journals Employees’ opinions on critical success factors and performance criteria in disaster and emergency management

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saime Şahinöz ◽  
Ünal Yaprak ◽  
Turgut Şahinöz
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Critical Success Factors ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Performance Criteria ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Fire Brigade ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Critical Success ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Disaster And Emergency Management

Objective: To evaluate the critical success factors at disaster and emergency management and to analyse their impact on performance to guide the managers and decision makers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. It included all staff working in the fire brigade, 112 Emergency, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority and Red Crescent institutions serving in emergency situations in five provinces (Rize, Artvin, Trabzon, Gümüşhane, Bayburt) in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. One province (Gümüşhane) was selected by cluster sampling method. Questionnaire which is the data collection method in the study was applied between 08/01/2016 - 02/02/2016 to all of the staff working in the fire brigade, 112 Emergency, Disaster and Emergency Management Authority and Red Crescent institutions serving in emergency situations in Gümüşhane province. Results: It has been found out that there is a significant and positive relationship between all of the critical success factors, planning, response and recovery criteria, and performance variance. Conclusions: The presence of well-planned emergency aid systems in the institutions or organizations involved in this area is an element of success. For this reason, this factor should be given more importance. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.778 How to cite this:Sahinoz S, Yaprak U, Sahinoz T. Employees’ opinions on critical success factors and performance criteria in disaster and emergency management. Pak J Med Sci. 2019;35(6):1636-1641. doi: https://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.35.6.778 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals An unlikely partnership? New Zealand–South Korea bilateral cooperation and Antarctic order

Polar Record ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Flamm
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
South Korea ◽  
World Politics ◽  
Global Power ◽  
Political Interests ◽  
Vested Interests ◽  
The Status ◽  
Bilateral Cooperation ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Cold War

Abstract While the Antarctic Treaty System intended to keep Antarctica an area of international cooperation and science free from militarisation and international conflict, the region has not been completely shielded from global power transitions, such as decolonisation and the end of the Cold War. Presently, emerging countries from Asia are increasingly willing to invest in polar infrastructure and science on the back of their growing influence in world politics. South Korea has also invested heavily in its Antarctic infrastructure and capabilities recently and has been identified as an actor with economic and political interests that are potentially challenging for the existing Antarctic order. This article first assesses the extent and performance of the growing bilateral cooperation between South Korea and one of its closest partners, New Zealand, a country with strong vested interests in the status quo order. How did the cooperation develop between these two actors with ostensibly diverging interests? This article finds that what may have been a friction–laden relationship, actually developed into a win-win partnership for both countries. The article then moves on to offer an explanation for how this productive relationship was made possible by utilising a mutual socialisation approach that explores socio-structural processes around status accommodation.

scholarly journals Pharmacy Services for the 2019 Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Masters Championships in Gwangju, South Korea

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
In Kyu Yang ◽  
Eun Ok Shin ◽  
Dong Gyun Kim ◽  
Hyun Cheol Jung ◽  
Kwang Joon Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Pharmacy Services ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Microsoft Excel ◽  
Sports Events ◽  
Medical Centers ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Operation Results ◽  
Education Courses

Abstract Background: The role of sports pharmacists is being emphasized in international athletic events. This study aimed to describe the pharmacy services for the 2019 Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) World Masters Championships in Gwangju, South Korea. Method: Research focused on athletes and coaching staff who received medications after visiting medical centers and pharmacies located in the athletes’ village from July 5 to July 29, 2019. Education courses for full-time and volunteer pharmacists were provided three times. We collected daily pharmacy operation results and prescription interventions. The data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel, and were expressed as frequency (%). Results: Throughout the tournament, 633 patients received medication at the athletes’ village pharmacy (gender: 338 men [53.4%], 295 women [46.6%]; nationality: 299 Korean [47.2%], 334 foreign [52.8%]; patient class: 150 athletes [23.7%], 427 non-athletes [67.5%]). Therapy for musculoskeletal disorders was the most common (29, 19.3%), and oral NSAIDs (56, 21.9%) were the most frequently dispensed medication in athletes. Pharmacists intervened for 47 out of 491 prescriptions (9.6%), with dosage change (21, 44.7%) being the most common intervention type. Conclusion: This study on the operation and performance of pharmacies at the FINA World Masters Championships is a useful reference for pharmacy services at international or domestic sports events.

Integrated STEM teaching competencies and performances as perceived by secondary teachers in South Korea

2019 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miran Song
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Secondary Teachers ◽  
Stem Education ◽  
Teaching Competencies ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Teachers Perceptions ◽  
Integrated Stem ◽  
Key Competencies ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Stem Teaching

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore what key competencies and characteristics of teachers are needed for integrated Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teaching and to investigate teachers’ perceptions on how important those competencies are and how often they are executed. Design/methodology/approach An exploratory sequential mixed methods approach was used to investigate key characteristics of integrated STEM teaching competencies and the level of their importance and performance as perceived by teachers. By using behavioral event interview technique, qualitative data were collected from professional secondary teachers in science, math and technology subjects. An instrument was constructed based on the result of qualitative research; and a survey was conducted with 48 STEM teachers working in South Korea. The mean values between importance and performance of integrated STEM teaching competencies were compared. A perceived importance level of each item was compared with a practice level by using importance-performance analysis. Findings As a result of qualitative research, in total 21 items were constructed as detailed characteristics of each domain of integrated STEM teaching competencies, which provide insights about teachers’ perceptions of teaching competencies that are critical for integrated STEM education. A comparison of means between importance and performance of integrated STEM teaching competencies showed that whereas teachers considered each of these items to be of significant importance in their overall evaluation of the integrated STEM teaching competencies, they are not performing at a level that reflects the assigned importance. Practical implications This research results provide information for future research on how to implement an integrated STEM education initiative at the secondary school level, for planning teacher training programs, pre-service teacher education and related educational policies. Originality/value South Korea has focused on integrated STEM education to raise talented human resources in the fields of science and technology. However, many teachers have experienced serious difficulties and troubles in executing integrated STEM education. It is necessary to figure out key competencies and characteristics of teachers to facilitate integrated STEM teaching.

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