Please join Jenna Tyler and Abdul-Akeem Sadiq, PhD, as they present, Variations in Employees’ Perceptions of Organizational Disaster Preparedness.
Although the number of studies on organizational disaster preparedness has burgeoned over the past decade, few studies have sought to understand the natural hazards public, private, and nonprofit organizations are most and least prepared for, the types of preparedness measures these organizations adopt, and the factors motivating them to adopt different types of preparedness measures. The present study addresses these gaps in research using data gathered from a national survey of 1,960 public, private, and nonprofit employees. Descriptive statistics show that public, private, and nonprofit organizations are, on average, most prepared for thunderstorms/lightning and severe winter weather and least prepared for wildfires and earthquakes. In addition, regression models indicate significant variations in the types of preparedness measures public, private, and nonprofit organizations adopt. For example, in comparison to private organizations, public and nonprofit organizations are significantly more likely to engage in the following types of preparedness activities: improving management, direction, and coordination, developing formal and informal response plans, acquiring supportive resources, and enhancing life-safety. Findings also suggest that there are considerable variations in the factors motivating public, private, and nonprofit organizations to adopt different types of preparedness measures.
The presentation will be delivered starting at 12:00 p.m., with discussion to follow. Feel free to bring your lunch. HPA II 247 is reserved 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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