The Status of Crisis Management and Proposed Alternatives as Perceived by the Palestinian Leaders of Civic and Security Institutions

The Status of Crisis Management and Proposed Alternatives as Perceived by the Palestinian Leaders of Civic and Security Institutions PDF

Tawfeeq Mohammed Hussein Al – Terawi

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Prof. Dr. Abel Naser Qadumi - د.غسان الحلو

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Abstract :

Abstract The purpose of this study was to investigate the status of crisis management and proposed alternatives as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions , moreover, the study aims at recognizing the effects of study variables : (work field, academic qualifications, experience, and district). to achieve study purposes, a sample of (473) subjects from civic and security institutions were selected. A questionnaire which consisted of (118) items was distributed on the sample, the questionnaire is divided into four domains (political crisis, security crisis, economic crisis, and managerial crisis). Reliability coefficient was (0.97) which is considered suitable for the study purposes, the study aimed at answering the following questions: 1- what are the status of crisis management and proposed alternatives as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions? 2- Are there any statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) in the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions due to the work field variable? 3- Are there any statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) in the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions due to the academic qualifications variable? 4- Are there any statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) in the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions due to the experience variable? 5- Are there any statistically significant differences at (α=0.05) in the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions due to the district variable? Study data was collected and analyzed by SPSS, using means, frequencies, independent t-test, One Way ANOVA, and Scheffes post – hoc test, the study reached the following results: The total degree of the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions was very high , where the percentage of response was (87%), and the rank order of crisis domains where as follow: domain of political crisis (89.4%), domain of economic crisis (86.6%), domain of security crisis(86%) and in the last rank domain of managerial crisis (85%). The study concluded a list of 20 alternatives for solving such crisis. Furthermore , the results revealed a significant differences at (α=0.05) in the status of crisis management as perceived by the Palestinian leaders of civic and security institutions according to (work field, experience, and district) variables. while there was no significant difference due to academic qualification variable. Based on the study findings, the researcher recommended the following recommendations: 1- Necessity of taking consideration the findings of this study by decision makers in the PNA. Furthermore, emphasizing on the necessity of building Palestinian institutions according to clear and correct standards. The study findings managed to list 20 alternatives for such crisis which were arranged according to its importance. 2- Conducting special training courses and workshops in the field of crisis management for all decision makers in both civic and security institutions in Palestine. 3- Conducting other similar studies in the field of crisis management in all Palestinian national authority sectors.

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