Disaster risk reduction and the limits of truisms: Improving the knowledge and practice interface

Nohrstedt, Daniel; Parker, Charles F.; Uexküll, Nina von; Mård, Johanna; Albrecht, Frederike; Petrova, Kristina; Nyberg, Lars; Göteman, Malin; Hileman, Jacob; Messori, Gabriele; Baldassarre, Giuliano Di

doi:10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102661

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“…Pandemic impacts on the work landscape, and the associated sequelae, may be rampant for years to come, during which changes in work structure and responsibilities may become normalized. From a policy perspective, it may even be preferable to “strike while the iron is hot”: disaster management literature posits that disasters are often transformative agents, opening the door for policy change vis-à-vis consciousness raising and pressure for change [ 43 ].…”

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Cost Implications from an Employer Perspective of a Workplace Intervention for Carer-Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Ding

Gafni

Williams

2022

IJERPH

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In developed countries, population aging due to advances in living standards and healthcare infrastructure means that the care associated with chronic and degenerative diseases is becoming more prevalent across all facets of society—including the labour market. Informal caregiving, that is, care provision performed by friends and family, is expected to increase in the near future in Canada, with implications for workplaces. Absenteeism, presenteeism, work satisfaction and retention are known to be worse in employees who juggle the dual role of caregiving and paid employment, representing losses to workplaces’ bottom line. Recent discourse on addressing the needs of carer-employees (CEs) in the workplace have been centred around carer-friendly workplace policies. This paper aims to assess the potential cost implication of a carer-friendly workplace intervention implemented within a large-sized Canadian workplace. The goal of the intervention was to induce carer-friendly workplace culture change. A workplace-wide survey was circulated twice, prior to and after the intervention, capturing demographic variables, as well as absenteeism, presenteeism, turnover and impact on coworkers. Utilizing the pre-intervention timepoint as a baseline, we employed a cost implication analysis to quantify the immediate impact of the intervention from the employer’s perspective. We found that the intervention overall was not cost-saving, although there were some mixed effects regarding some costs, such as absenteeism. Non-tangible benefits, such as changes to employee morale, satisfaction with supervisor, job satisfaction and work culture, were not monetarily quantified within this analysis; hence, we consider it to be a conservative analysis.

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Cost Implications from an Employer Perspective of a Workplace Intervention for Carer-Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Gafni

Williams

2022

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“…The disaster risk reduction programmes require collaboration among public and private stakeholders. However DRR efforts was dominated by experts, thus limiting public insights and interests [9]. Therefore, disaster risk vulnerabilities to the community were not fully utilising the opportunities and chances for improvement.…”

Section: Disaster Risk Reduction (Drr)mentioning

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Empowering women for disaster risk reduction: a case study of geologically based disaster at Yan, Kedah, Malaysia

Tobi

Razak

Siow

et al. 2023

IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci.

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The effects of disaster impact all levels of society equally. However, both men and women response to disaster differently. It is critical to acknowledge that both genders have different roles, responsibilities, access, and control over resources as well as how they are affected by crisis and disaster. This paper seeks to build an initial understanding on the importance of gender perspective through review of literature and single case study of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) program conducted at Yan, Kedah. Data was collected through survey questionnaires and focus group discussion with women that had experienced the geological disaster that occurred on the 18th of August 2021. The findings revealed that even though women and girls are more vulnerable to disasters and climate change, they also contribute vital information, skills, resources, and experiences to disaster risk reduction. These abilities are underutilised and are mostly missing from the creation of resilience strategies and decision-making processes for prevention, mitigation, preparedness, and recovery process of the disaster cycle. It is the responsibility of the national governments not only to identify these vulnerabilities but also to build the resilience of women and children to lessen disaster impact in the future.

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“…Such previous research was conducted in their country's context. The research and interest point to a set of policy, strategy, preparedness, action and prevention plans (Nohrstedt et al , 2022; Ogra et al , 2021; Seddiky et al , 2020). Research on the topic is limited in relation to how the flexibility of such MSMEs and the capacity gap of SMEs can be reconciled.…”

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The emerging of business resilience plans (BRPs) in dealing with business turbulence

Apasrawirote

Yawised

2023

MRR

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Purpose The purpose of this research is to provide a strategic framework for business resilience plans (BRPs) to guide micro, small, and medium-sized firms (MSMEs) in determining their adaptability level and providing information on agility and resilience tactics while coping with turbulence. Design/methodology/approach A systematic literature review (SLR) is used in this work to collect and acquire a complete and high-quality sample of academic journal articles. As the primary focus, 63 high-quality journals were chosen from 154 academic papers in the Scopus and Web of Science databases by using qualitative data analysis. The method of thematic analysis incorporating grounded approach analysis was utilized for creating themes and key findings in this study. Findings This study proposes the dimensions of the BRPs framework along with key findings to identify future research directions for MSMEs. The three dimensions of BRP include responsiveness, reactiveness, and proactiveness based on the principles of agility, absorption, and resilience. Originality/value This study proposes a sustainable and resilient framework for post-disaster MSMEs as a catalyst towards sustainably resilient MSMEs. This study highlights viable avenues for future research for academics and provides a resilient plan at various levels for business owner-managers.

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Disaster risk reduction and the limits of truisms: Improving the knowledge and practice interface

Cited by 12 publications

References 78 publications

Cost Implications from an Employer Perspective of a Workplace Intervention for Carer-Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Cost Implications from an Employer Perspective of a Workplace Intervention for Carer-Employees during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Empowering women for disaster risk reduction: a case study of geologically based disaster at Yan, Kedah, Malaysia

The emerging of business resilience plans (BRPs) in dealing with business turbulence

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