Managing risk : a case study of a non-government organisation that provides long-term care and support services for people with mental, intellectual and physical disabilities : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand

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dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Kassim M.
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-04T04:20:01Z
dc.date.availableNO_RESTRICTIONen_US
dc.date.available2009-05-04T04:20:01Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractThis research examines the way employees perceive risk in a non-governmental healthcare organisation that provides care and support for people with mental, intellectual and physical disabilities. Thirty-four respondents from all levels and services within an NGO participated in in-depth semi-structured interviews to explore the meaning of the concept of risk from their own viewpoints, as well as their perspectives regarding types and sources of risk in their work and initiatives for controlling and dealing with such types and sources. This involved discussing the role of training in improving the awareness of employees in minimising risk, and the effect of training on the entire risk management process. Additional information was obtained by the researcher from documentation and personal observation. Themes that emerged from analysing data pointed to the interrelated link between perception and risk. Accordingly, the study found that risk is culturally constructed, individualistic, and subjective. It was evident that risk is a perceptual matter affected by beliefs, feelings, knowledge, culture, image, context, and the experience of people. The culture of fear of risk and of perceiving risk as something purely negative was dominant among the participants, who viewed risk as an unfavourable issue that does not have opportunities, which creates another source of risk – the risk of perception of risk. This research demonstrates that the perceptual aspect of risk emphasises the central role of people in any risk management process. For effective risk management, all perspectives should be considered. This requires a participatory system of managing risk, improving the awareness of people about risk, and modifying the culture of risk among them. Training has a significant role in the achievement of these fundamentals.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/792
dc.identifier.wikidataQ112870581
dc.identifier.wikidata-urihttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q112870581
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMassey Universityen_US
dc.rightsThe Authoren_US
dc.subjectMASH Trusten_US
dc.subjectNon-governmental organisationsen_US
dc.subjectRisk managementen_US
dc.subjectNew Zealanden_US
dc.subjectPeople with disabilitiesen_US
dc.subjectHealth care organisationsen_US
dc.subject.otherFields of Research::360000 Policy and Political Science::360200 Policy and Administrationen_US
dc.titleManaging risk : a case study of a non-government organisation that provides long-term care and support services for people with mental, intellectual and physical disabilities : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Management at Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealanden_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
massey.contributor.authorMohammed, Kassim M.
thesis.degree.disciplineManagementen_US
thesis.degree.grantorMassey Universityen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen_US
thesis.degree.levelDoctoralen
thesis.degree.nameDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)en_US
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