Institutional trust and emergency preparedness: Perceptions of Covid 19 crisis management in Sweden

Purpose This paper aims to identify crisis leadership competencies in the facility management (FM) sector in Thailand. Design/methodology/approach The Delphi technique was used in three rounds of opinion evaluation from 24 Thai FM experts, based on which a large-scale questionnaire survey instrument was developed and administered. Of the 350 questionnaires distributed, 290 usable questionnaires were obtained (82.85 per cent response rate). Factor analysis was used to reveal important leadership competencies for managing facilities in crisis situations. Findings The Delphi technique identified 32 potential FM crisis leadership competencies. Of these, principal component analysis revealed 29 significant competencies. These competencies were grouped, using factor loadings, into five different competencies: emergency preparedness; crisis communication; emotional intelligence; leadership skills; and problem-solving. Emergency preparedness was found to be the most important leadership competency in FM crisis management. Research limitations/implications This study is limited to the experiences of FM experts in Thailand. Its empirical results can help human resource managers to develop appropriate training programs and policies for FM practitioners, as well as to help junior FM practitioners develop competencies essential for leaders in the FM sector. Originality/value This is a novel empirical study of leadership competencies in a growing business sector in Thailand (FM) and possibly other countries in the Asian region. Leaders in FM can benefit from recognizing the leadership competencies that are critical during crisis management.

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Batten Down the Hatches—Assessing the Status of Emergency Preparedness Planning in the German Water Supply Sector with Statistical and Expert-Based Weighting

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su12177177 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 12 (17) ◽

pp. 7177 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Lisa Bross ◽

Ina Wienand ◽

Steffen Krause

Keyword(s):

Water Supply ◽

Crisis Management ◽

Emergency Preparedness ◽

Indicator System ◽

Data Set ◽

Analysis And Evaluation ◽

Preparedness Planning ◽

The Status ◽

Weighting Methods

Emergency preparedness planning in the water supply sector includes preventive measures to minimize risks as well as aspects of crisis management. Various scenarios such as floods, power failures or even a pandemic should be considered. This article presents a newly developed composite indicator system to assess the status of emergency preparedness planning in the German water supply. Two weighting methods of the indicators are compared: the indicator system was applied to a case study and a Germany-representative data set. The results show that there is a need for action in emergency preparedness planning in the German water supply. This is in particular due to a lack of risk analyses and insufficient crisis management. Numerous water supply companies and municipalities are already well-prepared, however, there is a need for action at several levels, especially in the area of risk analysis and evaluation of measures. In Germany, responsibility for this lies primarily with the municipalities.

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Emergency preparedness: From contingency plans to crisis management Organisation and structure of Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) special firemen units in Italy

Risks Challenging Publics, Scientists and Governments ◽

10.1201/b10825-5 ◽

2010 ◽

pp. 21-26

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Emergency Preparedness ◽

Contingency Plans ◽

Management Organisation

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Crisis Management

Hadmérnök ◽

10.32567/hm.2019.1.27 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 352-370

Author(s):

Zsolt Zólyomi

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Emergency Preparedness ◽

Emergency Situation ◽

Management Plan ◽

Business Continuity ◽

Emergency Plan ◽

Business Continuity Management ◽

Business Functions ◽

Set Up ◽

Crisis Management Plan

The security professionals are always talking about Emergency Plan, Emergency Preparedness, Emergency Response, Crisis Management, Crisis Management Plan, Business Continuity Management, Business Continuity Plan. etc. That is a question whichcomes to my mind do we know exactly what these phrases meanings are? My experiences show, usually we have different interpretations on the above mentioned expressions. Briefly we need to have an Emergency Plan to provide our Emergency Preparedness and to be able to take our Emergency Responses in case of a real Emergency situation. If we were able to eliminate the Emergency situation the problemhas been solved. If we had no success the Emergency can be develop a crisis situation which we need to manage by the Crisis Management Plan. As we are over the crisis we need to adopt our Business Continuity Plan to be able to manage our continuous operationor production. The aim of this study to providea useful tool or set up for security leaders on Crisis Management which is a clear security task and not as like Emergency Preparedness which is related to safety organization as Business Continuity is connected to each business functions.

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