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INTRODUCTION: Flood is a natural hazard with the highest frequency and the widest geographic distribution around the world. Indiscriminate exploitation of forests and pastures, changing the land use and turning them into unsuitable agricultural lands, along with the indiscriminate construction of residential areas, have caused an increase in floods. This article is done with the aim of prioritizing flood vulnerability criteria in Qirokarzin city in Fars province. METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical research, priorities and effective criteria were selected through library studies, examining various sources, as well as the Delphi technique, then, the opinion of experts and specialists was asked and prioritization was done using a questionnaire. FINDINGS: The findings of the research indicated that 12 effective criteria in the occurrence of floods in the study area are: land use, streets and public roads, distance to the river, soil texture, amount of precipitation, not respecting the boundaries and development of urban areas towards the rivers, high runoff coefficient in the areas residential, low width of the communication network, population density, type of building materials, slope of the land and overall capacity of flood control. In the following, for each criterion, the graph of importance percentage and degree of importance was drawn, and finally, based on that, the priority of the effective criteria in the study area was determined. CONCLUSION: According to the results obtained, appropriate structural and non-structural measures should be taken to minimize flood damage as much as possible. Therefore, managers and executives should consider appropriate management plans to reduce flood damage and include its results in regional development planning programs.
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INTRODUCTION: Since the presence or absence of various hazards in a geographical context is a relative matter, the resilience of cities to natural hazards is one of the important issues in urban planning and management; therefore, the objective of the present study is to assess the vulnerability of Konarak city to hazards caused by urban floods. METHODS: In this descriptive-analytical study, field survey and a researcher-made questionnaire were used to collect data. The statistical population of the research included citizens living in Konarak city, 380 of whom were selected using the Cochran formula using a simple random sampling method. The data were analyzed with GIS software. FINDINGS: According to the findings, the vulnerability of Konarak city to floods was assessed in terms of physical-infrastructural, social, economic, and institutional indicators in all neighborhoods. In the neighborhoods of Kalk Bazar, Surg, and Kohiyan, the physical-infrastructure index was higher than the average, which indicates the unfavorable condition of these neighborhoods in terms of physical conditions; socially, the lowest average was for Nazarabad and Surg neighborhoods; also, economically, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Baluchan neighborhoods, and institutionally, the lowest average was for Nazarabad, Surg, and Kohiyan neighborhoods. CONCLUSION: The results showed that neighborhoods of Nazarabad, Surg, Baluchan, and Kohiyan have a very unfavorable situation in terms of environmental vulnerability, respectively, while neighborhoods of Zargaran, Kalk Bazar, and Saheli Markazi have a relatively more favorable situation.
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INTRODUCTION: The Red Crescent Society (RCS), as a non-profit organization and a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, engages in relief, humanitarian and public benefit activities, which are influenced by the nature of volunteerism. The purpose of this research is to evaluate and rank the career motivation of two groups of athletes and non-athletes volunteers of the IRCS. METHODS: In this applied survey, data were collected based on Self-Determination Theory framework through a standard questionnaire with stratified random sampling. Due to the Coronavirus situation in the country, questionnaires were sent online to 30,000 young members of the RCS Youth Organization throughout the country which 2815 questionnaires were answered. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods and SPSS-26 software. FINDINGS: According to the findings, the career motivation components of the volunteers in the non-athlete group in order of prioritization are as follows: extrinsic (identified regulation), intrinsic; external (introjected regulation, integrated regulation and externalized regulation) and in the athlete group in order of prioritization is such as: intrinsic motivation; extrinsic (identified regulation); external (introjected regulation, integrated regulation and externalized regulation). CONCLUSION: According to the results, it can be stated that there is a significant difference in the ranking of voluntary career motivation components between athletes and non-athletes volunteer members of the RCS. On this basis, the RCS must have a proper understanding of the difference in the motivational components of people of different age, cultural, gender, etc., in order to improve the level of its social capital.
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INTRODUCTION: Citizenship behavior in the field of management and organizational psychology refers to voluntary and informal behaviors and actions taken by employees in order to improve the functioning of the organization, go beyond the regular duties, and are carried out voluntarily without expectation of reward. This study analyzes the relationship between employee performance and Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) in the RCS of Markazi province. METHODS: In this descriptive-correlational study, the statistical population includes all the employees of the RCS of Markazi province which 130 people were selected as a sample using the Cochran formula. In order to collect data, the standard OCB questionnaire of Organ (1988) and the Job Performance Scale of William & Anderson (1991) were used. The relationship between variables was analyzed using correlation coefficients and regression through SPSS-23 software in two descriptive and inferential sections. FINDINGS: According to the findings, among the 130 participants, 82 (63.1%) and 48 (36.9%) were male and female respectively; the age group of 31-40 had the highest frequency with 57 (43.8%); and 6-10 years of work experience, bachelor's degree level and under -a-contract employment status had the highest frequency with 36 (27.7%), 49 (37.7%) and 51 (39.2%) respectively. However, there are a direct and significant relationship between employee performance and citizenship behavior in the dimensions of "altruism", "conscientiousness", "civic virtue" and "curtsey". The correlation coefficient of organizational performance with the aforementioned dimensions is 0.368, 0.347, 0.233 and 0.397, respectively. CONCLUSION: The results showed that among the dimensions of OCB, "curtsey" and "civic virtue" have the highest and lowest correlations with the "performance" variable. On the other hand, the "chivalry" has no significant relationship with performance. Also, the effect of OCB on employee performance was significant, which can be said that the predictor variable (OCB) is able to explai
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INTRODUCTION: One of the environmental issues faced by the majority of large human settlements in the world is natural disasters and their effects. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present a model using Interpretive Structural Modeling (ISM) for explaining the relationship between the factors affecting disaster management in order to improve its effectiveness. METHODS: In this study, quantitative method were used. For identifying the factors influencing disaster management, thematic analysis and second-order confirmatory factor analysis were used and confirmed through SmartPLS. Then the main model of the study was developed based on ISM using the views of experts in the field of disaster management. FINDINGS: The findings showed that risk evaluation, risk management, and management actions were the fundamental factors in the disaster management model which consisted of 19 sub-factors. Convergent validity of the study was found to be higher than 0.5 based on Average Variance Extracted (AVE) and reliability was higher than 0.7 based on Cronbach’s alpha, also Composite Reliability (CR) was calculated to be larger than 0.6, which showed that the suggested factors completely measure the intended concept in the study. CONCLUSION: According to the results, the proposed model shows the relation between factors affecting reduction of damages caused by disasters using the ISM. It can be used in different stages of disaster management because it explains the relation between 12 levels of different factors and enables managers and planners to clearly understand what activities need to be taken for more effective disaster management.
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INTRODUCTION: This study aims to present a learning organization model in the Red Crescent Society based on the variables of knowledge management, innovative organizational culture, and quality of work life. METHODS: This research had a mixed approach and was conducted in two phases. The first phase was conducted using a grounded theory method and the second phase was conducted based on the standard questionnaires of Joseph Haddad (2006), Dabney model (2008), Richard Walton (1973) and also a researcher-made questionnaire. The statistical population of the qualitative section includes academic experts and specialists of the Tehran RCS and the quantitative section also includes 232 employees and volunteers of the Tehran RCS. FINDINGS: The results showed that the variables "knowledge management", "innovative organizational culture" and "quality of work life" have a significant effect on the learning organization in the RCS of Tehran province, respectively. The dimensions of the learning organization in the RCS included five dimensions such as experience-building, feedback and evaluation system, systems thinking, collaborative learning and creative thinking CONCLUSION: According to the results, the variables "knowledge management", "innovative organizational culture", and "quality of work life" have a significant effect on the learning organization in the RCS of Tehran province, respectively, and as the learning organization indicators increase, knowledge management, innovative culture, and quality of work life improve.
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INTRODUCTION: Human life is always faced with two types of natural and man-made disasters; in this meantime, earthquake rank first among natural disasters and spiritual care is one of the appropriate solutions for maintaining physical and mental health in crisis situations. The present study aimed to investigate the role of spiritual care in maintaining the health of earthquake affected people and help-seekers. METHODS: In this integrated review study, 20 Persian and English articles were obtained through systematic computer searches with keywords including spiritual care, earthquake affected people and help-seekers from databases such as Cochrane Library, CINAHL, PubMed, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Scopus between 2010 and 2022. FINDINGS: According to the findings, spirituality is one of the factors that can reduce pain and suffering during an earthquake and even increase hope and the possibility of recovery, and is a source of support for people at risk. People with high spirituality, whether affected ones or relief aiders, have higher physical and mental health. CONCLUSION: The results of the study showed that in distressing situations such as earthquake, spiritual care can play a significant role in improving the physical and spiritual health of affected ones or relief aiders. Therefore, it is recommended that training programs be designed and implemented to increase spiritual skills in affected people by earthquake.
