A study of organizational attitude towards risk and its impact on crisis preparedness among Malaysian manufacturers / Hayati Mohd Dahan

The organizational crisis preparedness includes three components, namely signal detection, prevention and recovery mechanism. Based on the Protection and Motivation Theory (Maddux & Rogers, 1983), a study was conducted among Malaysian manufacturing organizations listed in the Federation Malaysia...

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Main Author: Dahan, Hayati Mohd
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Pahang 2007
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Online Access:https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30743/
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Summary:The organizational crisis preparedness includes three components, namely signal detection, prevention and recovery mechanism. Based on the Protection and Motivation Theory (Maddux & Rogers, 1983), a study was conducted among Malaysian manufacturing organizations listed in the Federation Malaysian Manufacturing Directory, 2003. Regression analyses on a sample of 106 organizations showed that organizational perception of risk was negatively correlated with organizational crisis preparedness. Findings and implications for managerial practice are discussed.