Disaster risk management and business education: the case of small and medium enterprises

Sarmiento, Juan Pablo; Hoberman, Gabriela; Jerath, Meenakshi; Jordão, Gustavo

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“…Second, the follow-up survey in 2010 suggests that out of the 25 female owners that closed their initial businesses in the subgroup receiving 10,000 LKR, 52% reopened their initial businesses (8) or operated different businesses (5), 16% switched to be employees (4) and 32% chose to do housework or take care of their families (8). The main reason that 16% switched to work for a wage was to have a more stable working environment with less stress and better working hours.…”

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Business grants following natural disasters and their different impact on the performance of female and male-owned microenterprises: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Luong

2022

PLoS ONE

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Objective This paper investigates gender differences in the treatment effects of business grants on firm performance following natural disasters, and seeks to identify the mechanisms underlying the unequal effects. Method A panel data-set from an experiment in Sri Lanka is used to measure the difference in the treatment effects of a business grant on the performance of female and male-owned firms following the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. The sample of 608 microenterprises includes 297 female-owned firms and 311 male-owned firms. There are 338 firms (Male = 176, Female = 162) in the treatment group that received the grant and 270 firms (Male = 135, Female = 135) in the control group that did not receive the grant. Data on firm performance, firm characteristics and owner characteristics were collected in 13 survey waves from April 2005 to December 2010. Firm performance, which is measured by firm profit, is assessed by employing linear regression with fixed effects in an intention-to-treat analysis. Findings The results suggest that the business grant has a positive impact on the performance of male-owned firms, but zero effect on that of female-owned firms. Several potential mechanisms drive the results, including gender differences in business investment, household expenditure and initial business closures. The results also show a positive treatment effect of the business grant on the psychological recovery of recipients, but there is no evidence supporting gender differences in this dimension. Contribution This paper provides new evidence on gender differences in the treatment effects of business grants on firm performance in the context of post-disasters, and has implications for business recovery programs aimed at supporting female microentrepreneurs in the aftermath of large-scale catastrophes.

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“…Moreover, large-scale catastrophes can force MSMEs to close down or relocate in their aftermath [ 4 ]. For instance, around 43% of U.S. enterprises that have experienced disasters have never reopened, and another 29% of them have closed within two years [ 5 ].…”

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Business grants following natural disasters and their different impact on the performance of female and male-owned microenterprises: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Luong

2022

PLoS ONE

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“…An even more serious issue if the failure of Waste treatment facilities, because the untreated waste stream can flow back into rivers, streams, or lakes. Eventually the lack of clean drinking water will be the worst consequence of a solar storm [6] [4] [3] [2] [17]. Road traffic would be significantly affected by loss of working traffic lights.…”

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“…________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ event and the probability of its occurrence. ISO 31000:2018 cannot be used for certification only because it encourages organizations to make a comparison of their current risk management practices to ISO 31000:2018 good practice and experience in order to develop the most effective strategy for a company's improvement [7] [4] [17].…”

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Risk assessment of a solar attack according to ISO 31000 standard

Lavrnić¹,

Bašić²,

Viduka³

2021

Eng. rev. (Online)

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Energy supply remains the greatest challenge for many of Eastern European countries and their economy. In post-soviet and ex-Yugoslavian countries, till today there exists a system where some of the power plants rely on high voltage (HV) and medium voltage (MV) power grids in the process of distribution of electric energy (EE) to final consumers. This makes them vulnerable to solar storms due to HV power transformers which are especially sensitive to geomagnetic induced current (GIC). The acquisition of electrical power infrastructure could put the electrical infrastructure out of service from a couple of months to a year or more. Loss of income, for ordinary families, is a primary hazard of a long power outage. Business continuity of industry and other critical infrastructures (CI) is important in this scenario, but it is a significant challenge for small businesses and enterprises as well. This paper introduces ISO 31000 standard to such scenarios with the primary goal of achieving resilience of companies against such disaster as a new method of vial response to avoid scope of similar hazards.

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“…Asimismo, la Universidad Internacional de Florida (FIU) se convirtió en la casa del SBDC y el Instituto de Eventos Extremos (EEI). Ambos institutos han colaborado para desarrollar y difundir conocimiento, procesos y mejores prácticas a través de varias actividades y canales como la consultoría empresarial y la elaboración del plan de continuidad comercial, pasantías y el equipo de herramientas de resiliencia ante desastres para pequeñas y medianas empresas (Sarmiento, Hoberman, Jerath, & Ferreira Jordao, 2016).…”

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Centro de Desarrollo para la Pequeña Empresa. Revisión Sistemática de la Literatura

Vargas-Morúa

2021

RCE

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El propósito de este artículo es estudiar científicamente la actividad y los alcances de los Centros para el Desarrollo de la Pequeña Empresa (SBDC) a través de una revisión sistemática de la literatura. Para tal fin, se realiza una búsqueda booleana y se extrae la información de tres bases de datos: Scopus, SSCI y EBSCOhost. Los objetivos específicos son: identificar las diferentes perspectivas teóricas que caracterizan y definen la literatura relacionada con los SBDC y destacar las conexiones entre ellas; determinar la perspectiva a la que los investigadores le han otorgado mayor importancia de acuerdo con un análisis de tendencias de las publicaciones; identificar los mayores exponentes del tema e identificar las fuentes que mayormente son consultadas. Para obtener la información bibliométrica se utilizaron técnicas de citación para seleccionar, analizar e interpretar los patrones dentro de la literatura. Se logra: identificar el desarrollo de negocios y la educación empresarial como las dos principales perspectivas teóricas; se establece la educación empresarial como la perspectiva de mayor importancia dado su crecimiento; se reconocen los mayores exponentes, y fuentes que publican el tema. Desde un aspecto práctico, esta investigación contribuye al análisis de la teoría existente sobre SBDC y evidencia la efectividad de estos.

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Disaster risk management and business education: the case of small and medium enterprises

Cited by 7 publications

References 4 publications

Business grants following natural disasters and their different impact on the performance of female and male-owned microenterprises: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Business grants following natural disasters and their different impact on the performance of female and male-owned microenterprises: Evidence from Sri Lanka

Risk assessment of a solar attack according to ISO 31000 standard

Centro de Desarrollo para la Pequeña Empresa. Revisión Sistemática de la Literatura

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