Is Your Organization Prepared to Manage Tsunami Change?

The accumulative and accelerated rate of change organizations are dealing with in today's times of non-stop and unpredictable change and the powerful wave of changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic have had an overwhelming, Tsunami Change effect on many organizations. The result can be organizational chaos, a lack of plans for how to succeed in changing times, the mismanagement of change, and a culture where employees are frustrated, overworked, and underappreciated or are planning to leave. This article defines Tsunami Change, presents Tsunami Change as different from the permanent white water change so accurately portrayed by Peter Vail that organizations are experiencing, and offers recommendations for managing Tsunami Change and developing organizational expertise in managing change. AD -, CO, USA ;COB – Management, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH, USA ;, CO, USA

The impact of global risks on supply chain performance. An empirical study on construction sector in the COVID-19 pandemic

PurposeThis paper aims to identify and assess global risks in the supply chain performance.Design/methodology/approachFirst, global risks are identified and classified according to three criteria: content, probability and context. A set of supply chain performance indicators are then defined by the theory of resource-based view and balanced scorecard. Structural equation modeling is adopted to access risks in the global supply chain.FindingsThis article contributes to the supply chain risk management literature by providing a detailed operationalization of global supply chain risk constructs, e.g. natural disasters, war and terrorism, fire accidents, economic and political instability, social and cultural grievances, decease. Empirical results reveal that the supply chain is predominantly regarded as being vulnerable as the proposed model of risks can explain up to 12.6% variance of supplier performance, 25.2% innovation and learning, 23% internal business, 40.6% customer service and 32.4% finance.Research limitations/implicationsThese risks are relevant contextual variables in strategic supply chain decisions. Supply chain managers should keep in mind acceptable cost/benefit tradeoffs in their firms' mitigation efforts associated with major contingency risks. This research advocates the allocation of scarce resources to adopt the supply chain strategies of avoidance, speculative and postponement.Originality/valueThe application of the strategic content/process/context to explain global supply chain performance is an interesting approach. Moreover, globalization trends and the COVID-19 perspectives are considered to be the main reasons for increasing such complex factors. Data on validating research models collected during the COVID-19 pandemic reflect the topicality of this study.

Examining the Development of Sustainable Tourism on Phuket Island: A Literature Review with Implications for Tourism Planning

The conception of sustainable tourism is comparatively new and only started to emerge in the 1980s, whereas nowadays, it became a prevalent theme of discussion for researchers and tourism policymakers. Since then, sustainable tourism is often referred to as the holy grail and ultimate solution to achieve a balanced outcome that equally emphasizes environmental, economic, and socio-cultural aspects of tourism development. These factors are said to ensure active participation and assist in the process to create consensus amongst stakeholders. The tropical island of Phuket depends heavily on international tourism and generates most of its income from tourism receipts. Phuket developed quickly into a mass-tourism destination with its set of associated challenges derived from mass tourism. At present, the literature lacks a comprehensive account of perspectives from the tourism stakeholders, including indigenous people, local communities, visitors, industry, and government. Therefore, this review aims to serve as an insightful reference for policymakers and stakeholders that wish to affect change in the tourism industry for Thailand in general and Phuket specifically.

Tonga’s National EMT Response to the Hunga-Tonga Hunga-Ha’apai Volcanic Eruption and Tsunami

Background/Introduction:The Tonga Emergency Medical Assistance Team (TEMAT) responded to the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai (HTHH) volcano and tsunami in early 2022. The HTHH volcano erupted violently on January 15, 2022 triggering a tsunami that struck many of Tonga’s 169 islands.1 84% of the country’s population was affected.2 Tonga’s undersea internet cable was cut, stopping most communication. At the time of the eruption/tsunami, Tonga was COVID-19-free with its borders effectively closed, forcing reliance on national emergency resources, including TEMAT.Objectives:Describe TEMAT’s response to the 2022 HTHH volcano eruption and tsunami.Method/Description:TEMAT deployed four rotations of clinical and public health teams in response to the eruption/tsunami. Team members included clinicians from the Ministry of Health, with logistics support from His Majesty’s Armed Forces. TEMAT carried out emergency assessments, facilitated medical evacuations, aided in the evacuation of an entire island’s population, and provided essential health services.Results/Outcomes:From January 17 through March 4, 2022, TEMAT cared for 381 patients including patients with non-communicable diseases (>50), psychosocial complaints (39), communicable diseases (27), and traumatic injuries (13). The team supported five referrals to higher level care, conducted patients home visits, aided in health center repairs, and responded to a boat sinking during their deployment.Conclusion:TEMAT’s deployment demonstrates that deployment-ready and self-sufficient national EMTs are essential for response to sudden-onset disasters in vulnerable countries. A trained and well-prepared national EMT can respond independently, quickly, and effectively to emergencies, despite limited resources and high-impact events.

Endogenous, Exogenous And Existential Risk – New Global Solutions

Countries can be assisted through a separate 'Financial Investment, Regulatory, Social and Technology' (FIRST) agenda with emerging markets benefiting from a dedicated 'Sustainable Assistance Finance and Engagement' (SAFE) program with climate protection secured through a parallel 'Sustainable Assistance and Value Enterprise' (SAVE) agenda. The purpose would be to create a set of essential global minimum measures or key 'Global Objectives and Absolute Living Standards' (GOALS) based on a 'Core Objectives, Directions, Ethics' (CODE) statement or primary set of 'Conduct Objectives Regulations and Ethics' (CORE). Financial markets are core components within any modern economy and society with market risk and exposures and other internal (endogenous) and external (exogenous) threats having to be built into any larger new systems examination and architecture.10 This also requires the adoption of a longer, and inter-generational11 or monumental approach,12 rather than short-term planning perspective to respond to emergent threats and continuing larger global problems. Financial markets and financial regulation have been developed to manage specific forms of identifiable risk as well as more peripheral exposures that may impact on market function and market stability.13 Financial institutions attempt to identify a full range of possible exposures, and to deal with these either directly through risk management systems and controls, including with capital, liquidity, and leverage constraints;or indirectly through the maintenance of appropriate continuity and support management systems.14 These include new Recovery and Resolution Programs (RRPs) and Special Resolution Regimes (SRRs).15 Financial regulation has traditionally been either micro, market and sector specific, or macro focused, which assesses the financial system as a whole.16 Other more subtle forms of exposure can be identified between these with new additional forms of prudential, or subprudential, regulation being developed.17 A number of recommendations can be made to construct new, more effective and efficient types of market regulation and control.

Lessons from COVID-19: Improving Social Health to Build Community Resilience

Research from the pandemic and previous emergency situations has demonstrated the value of strong social ties for community resilience. Yet social isolation and loneliness are common among older adults, who may be especially vulnerable when disaster strikes. This article recommends ways to improve social health proactively and preventively so that communities are better prepared for climate change. Specific suggestions for federal policymakers, city officials, community-based organizations, and individual citizens are provided.

RIDING THE WAVE: FAIRNESS FOR FOREIGN INVESTORS IN INDIA!S IMPENDING INSOLVENCY TSUNAMI

Reminiscent of the warning signs of a tsunami, bankruptcy and insolvency courts across the globe have been eerily calm despite unprecedented conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The full extent of the pandemic's effect, including a tidal wave of wide-spread corporate and financial sector harm and wide-spread economic distress, remains to be seen. Much like victims of natural disasters, unsuspecting and increasingly delayed courts will find themselves totally overwhelmed. The inconvenience felt by the courts is distinct, however, from potential harm to financial investors. Although investors could also be harmed by these judicial conditions, they knowingly assumed certain financial risk when they invested. As global economies continue to react to the aftermath of the pandemic, a tsunami of bankruptcy and insolvency cases is also approaching. This, too, sets the stage for potential mass harm if courts become plagued by delay. Across the globe, governments have issued controversial initial responses to this impending tsunami of cases. For example, from March 2020 to March 2021, the Indian government suspended new corporate insolvency resolution proceedings under the country's recently reformed bankruptcy regime. It is worth noting that such judicial delay can impose serious risks on insolvent entities and their stakeholders. Asset, going concern, and recovery values may rapidly and significantly decline while debtors and creditors await resolution, undermining opportunities to emerge from the process with something of worth intact. Of course, the situation is ripe to harm American domestic companies and creditors and U.S. investors in foreign markets are at substantial risk. Specifically, U.S. investors in companies subject to India's suspension of new corporate insolvency resolution proceedings find themselves particularly at risk. This suspension of claims subjected investors to a year-long delay, in which a judicially-blessed resolution was largely unavailable. Making matters worse, their claims could be further delayed by the oncoming swell of insolvency cases or prohibited altogether. This Note focuses on what recourse foreign investors in Indian companies may have against the controversial governmental measure under bilateral investment treaties. Primarily, it explores how foreign investors could challenge the relevant Ordinance by alleging the law treated them unfairly or inequitably as compared to domestic investors and creditors. A meritorious claim might demonstrate severely diminished recovery value while pointing to unique limitations on foreign investors' ability to propose reorganization plans and out-ofcourt resolutions. However, notwithstanding the legitimacy of investors' claims and demonstrable impairment of recovery value, the measure will likely be upheld as treating foreign and domestic investors fairly and equitably, especially in light of the government's purposes for the suspension: to protect the economic health of the country, shield enterprises of all sizes from unnecessary liquidation, and preserve jobs provided by businesses of all varieties.

New Data of the 1755 Earthquake and Tsunami in Lisbon, Portugal

In spite of the significant number of studies focused on the 1755 earthquake and tsunami, there are still many unknowns regarding this event in Lisbon, Portugal. Thus, in this research the authors compiled historical documents, including some that had never been analyzed, complemented with a field survey and tsunami numerical modeling at the historical civil parish of Santo Estevão, Lisbon. It was possible to identify 13 buildings, including three religious buildings and five palaces. Furthermore, the new data showed that contradicting the general idea, the earthquake caused significant damage to the selected territory because the number of households decreased by 52%. The number of residents decreased to about 51%, and in 1756, 1041 residents were still living in 297 temporary shelters. There were more than 44 dead and 1122 residents were unaccounted for. The fire did not hit the area, and the tsunami numerical model results were validated by the historical accounts and cartography, which indicate that the coastal area of the studied area was not significantly inundated by the tsunami. The consultation of historical documents that had never been analyzed by contemporary researchers provides a breakthrough in the knowledge of the event since it allowed a very detailed analysis of the disaster impact.

WHO funding model ‘left world ill-prepared’ for COVID

Speed read Global health leaders, non-profits call on WHO leadership to review funding Member States urged to pay higher contributions to safeguard global health Consensus must be reached before World Health Assembly in May - UN health strategist A key meeting of the WHO’s executive board has spawned an upswell of calls to overhaul the UN agency’s funding, with leaders saying failure to invest in global health left the world ill-prepared for the COVID-19 “tsunami of suffering”. A letter signed by a host of leaders including Helen Clark and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, co-chairs of the Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response, and Gordon Brown, WHO Ambassador for Global Health Financing, decried the world’s “ailing approach to investing in global public health, and universal health coverage”, laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic. Congratulations @DrTedros nominated for a second term as DG. @WHO is the only global normative & technical health agency and it needs sustainable financing to deliver on its huge mandate. https://t.co/IbTBE8gyOG — Soumya Swaminathan (@doctorsoumya) January 25, 2022 Lawrence Gostin, director of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, in the US, told SciDev.Net that the WHO’s budget was “wholly incommensurate with its global responsibilities”.

The development of perception scale of gender role in disaster management and the examination with related factors

Purpose>This study aims to develop a perception scale of gender role in disaster management and examine related factors.Design/methodology/approach>A total of 1,167 individuals were reached in the main trial. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were applied to test the validity of the final scale form, respectively.Findings>The scale was developed as unidimensional with two positive items and 17 negative items. The mean scores of the participants were in the positive perception group. The 19-item model is a reliable and valid instrument for measuring the perception of gender role specific to disaster management.Practical implications>Determining the perceptions of the people will guide the policies related to gender equity and equality and activities to be carried out in the disaster management field. This tool can be used to raise awareness related to gender perceptions in the disaster preparedness activities.Originality/value>The “Perception Scale of Gender Role in Disaster Management” which is a reliable and robust tool to determine the perception of gender role specific to the disaster management was developed in this study. This tool can contribute to address the needs and capacities and provide influencive strategy development through gender analysis.

Is stock market in Sub-Saharan Africa resilient to health shocks?

Purpose>This paper aims to examine the impact of health and other exogenous shocks on stock markets in Africa. Particularly, the authors examined the resilience of the major stock markets in 12 African economies during the recent global pandemic.Design/methodology/approach>This paper uses the recent panel vector autoregressive model, which enables us to capture the response of stock markets to shocks in COVID-19, commodity markets and exchange rate. For robustness, the authors also analysed the panel Granger causality test. Data was obtained for the period ranging from 2 January 2020 to 31 December 2020.Findings>The results show that the growth in COVID-19 cases and deaths do not have any substantial impact on the stock market returns of these economies. In terms of commodity markets, the authors find that gold price has a negative contemporaneous effect on stock returns, but the effect fizzles out around the fifth day while crude oil price, on the other hand, has a significant positive simult aneous impact on stock returns and also converges around the fifth day. The authors further find that the exchange rate has a contemporaneous and nonlinear effect on stock returns and seems to be more dramatic when compared with the other variables. Overall, the results show that stock markets in Africa appear to be flexible and resilient against the COVID-19 outbreak but are affected by other exogenous shocks such as volatile commodity prices and the foreign exchange market. The effect is, however, short-lived – between one to five days.Practical implications>Following the study’s findings, policies should be put in place to support financial markets by way of hedging against commodity instability and securing domestic currency financing. Policymakers are also recommended to concentrate on managing the uncertainties around their exchange rate markets and develop robust and efficient domestic financial markets to encourage local and foreign investors.Originality/value>Several studies have been carried out on the effects of disasters (such as the COVID-19 pandemic) on stock markets, but only a few studies have examined the resilience of stock markets to health and other exogenous shocks. This study’s attempt is not only to examine the impact of COVID-19 health shocks on stock markets but also to analyse the resilience of the sampled stock markets. The authors also analyse the resilience of stock markets to commodity markets and exchange rates shocks.

Can intercluster coordination mediate the relationship between supply chain flexibility and humanitarian supply chain performance?

Purpose>The occurrence of disaster and crisis is increasing. They are complex as well as challenging for humanitarian organizations (HOs) and societies involved in disaster relief operations. This study examined the nexus between supply chain flexibility (SCF) and humanitarian supply chain performance (HSCP) among HOs with empirical evidence from HOs in Ghana.Design/methodology/approach>The study employed the quantitative method to explore the interdependencies among the variables. In congruence with this, the study employed the purposive and convenience sampling technique to obtain information from 168 respondents. The analysis was done using SPSS version 23 and Smart PLS version 3.Findings>The outcome indicates that intercluster coordination (ICC) plays a significant mediating role between SCF and HSCP.Practical implications>The outcome of the study indicates that a closer and stronger relationship ensures proper channel use among the HOs. This will improve the performance of the supply chain of HOs and their ability to deal with supply chain uncertainties.Originality/value>The discovery of this study provides empirical support to the resource-based view theory. Thus, practitioners in the humanitarian setting give priority to factors that could enhance flexibility in their supply chain as well as implement coordination strategies to achieve a responsive humanitarian supply chain (HSC) system in the quest to minimize the outcome of disasters.

New technology boosting early warning capability in New Zealand

New Zealand’s geographical and geological position in the Pacific puts its communities at risk, so early warning systems are a critical component of New Zealand’s emergency management system.

The opportunities and challenges of disaster insurance in Indonesia after COVID 19

Indonesia is often referred to as the Ring of Fire so that there are many natural disasters, especially earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and landslides. Based on the Environmental Profile, geography and population can increase the risk of natural disasters in Indonesia. To overcome these losses, it is necessary to mitigate natural disaster losses. The efforts of the Indonesian government as regulated in Law No. 24 of 2007, have allocated a budget for disaster management in the APBN/APBD. The government needs to reform natural disaster risk financing policies to meet the need for large amounts of disaster funding, timely and targeted, more planned, sustainable and transparent to reduce economic losses and the burden on the state budget. This disaster risk financing must also be able to answer the financing needs when there is no disaster in the context of disaster risk mitigation and transfer, financing when a disaster occurs (emergency response) and financing after a disaster occurs (rehabilitation and reconstruction). One way of financing disaster risk that can be done is with insurance services or insurance companies. The insurance company is referred to as the individual risk insurer who follows the insurance. In insurance there is a contractual agreement between the insured and the insurer called the policy. The agreement is regarding the insurer who is willing to bear a number of risks that may arise in the future in exchange for certain payments from the insured. Payments made by the insured to the insurer are called premiums.

THE GROWTH OF MEDICAL TOURISM AND THE IMPACTS ON LOCAL WELLBEING EQUALITY: A CASE OF THAILAND

Within the Asia-Pacific region, the growth of medical tourism (MT) in Thailand has been gearing toward a monumental progress. Consequentially, the various research of its policy, strategy and service management have been explored and furthered. Contradictory, the study of local wellbeing equality over the MT has, unfortunately, been in hiatus. The objective of the study is to further the current premise of the literature, test, and prove;arguing that from Thai society's perspectives, the promising MT growth in the kingdom does not necessarily mean an equal establishment of the community's wellbeing. A quantitative methodology employed and linear regression by SPSS run. 0f 600 online and paper questionnaires distributed to Thai's medical doctors, resident doctors, medical students (senior year), and tourism scholars, 528 responses were attained. All four tested hypotheses on the perceived growth of Thailand's MT toward local community's unequal economic, social, healthcare, and environmental aspects, approved. That interprets the issue of policy isolation between MT's investment versus community's benefits.

Tourism Multiplier in the World Economy: Covid-19 Effects *

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on the world order with the force of a tsunami. It is important also to consider the economic aspect. In this context, tourism plays a leading role, being one of the most affected sectors - both in quantitative terms and in terms of the persistence of the negative trend - as well as, finally, for its effects on other sectors. The result of the calculation of the correlation coefficient between the tourism percentage incidence on GDP in 2018 and 2020/2019 GDP percentage loss highlights that the higher the incidence of tourism on a country 's GDP was at the beginning of the pandemic, the greater the percentage loss of GDP was for that country.

Protection of the elderly in disaster situations in Indonesia

The territory of Indonesia is an area that is prone to disasters, both natural, non-natural and social disasters. Thus, the elderly in Indonesia live in a situation of threat of disaster. This study uses a secondary data research method with locus is focused on areas of Indonesia where disasters have occurred in the last five years from 2016 to 2020, namely;earthquake in Pidie Jaya, earthquake and tsunami in Lombok, earthquake and tsunami in Palu, social disaster in Mempawah-West Kalimantan, flash floods in Garut, and the Covid-19 disaster. The data collected was then analyzed using document analysis techniques.Our analysis result concluded that the absence of caregiver who specifically provide programmed assistance, makes the elderly feel lonely, stressed and traumatized. Social workers contribute to the handling of the elderly in disaster locations focused on psychosocial support, and advocacy of legislative policies.

A Structured Review of Emotional Barriers to WASH Provision for Schoolgirls Post-Disaster

Pubescent girls face unique emotional barriers to returning to school after a disaster concerning water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH). This paper explores themes of WASH, gender violence, the lack of dignity and sense of shame arising from inadequate WASH facilities for girls in disaster settings. We conducted a structured literature review of 126 sources to investigate the emotional constraints facing pubescent girls concerning WASH in schools in Indonesia, a region prone to frequent disasters. Findings are synthesised into four major themes: psychological experiences of WASH, challenges faced by girls in schools, barriers to inclusive WASH provision and how to create a holistic approach to WASH. Key conclusions include the need for interdisciplinary research, cross sectoral collaboration, more evidence and research in Indonesia, especially regarding menstrual hygiene management, improved toilet design to reduce the physical barriers linked to emotional barriers and inclusive design for those with disabilities.

Understanding educational leadership during times of crises: a scoping review

PurposeThis paper presents a review of empirical research on educational leadership during times of crises in K–12 schools. This review aimed to map the recent literature and identify key characteristics of educational leadership during crises to understand how this type of leadership is different from current understandings.Design/methodology/approachA scoping review of empirical research from 2010 to 2020 on how school leaders have managed and responded to crises in K-12 was completed. The empirical research was analysed and synthesised by using the preview, question, read and summarise (PQRS) system.FindingsThe findings draw attention to the fact that the notion of crisis leadership has been a neglected aspect of educational leadership research. Additionally, the review reveals six emerging characteristics which depict how school leadership has been enacted during different types of crisis across a range of contexts and crisis phases.Originality/valueThe findings add to current practical understandings of educational leadership by illustrating the complexity and multi-layered nature of leading during times of crisis. Furthermore, these findings contribute to the field by identifying how leading during a crisis is different from current understandings. Lastly, they highlight the need to develop theories and models that account for how leadership is used to deal with the unpredictable nature of crises that schools across the globe face today and into the future.

Supply Chain Resilience Roadmaps for Major Disruptions

Background: Unexpected events or major supply chain disruptions have demonstrated the vulnerability in which supply chains operate. While supply chains are usually prepared for operational disruptions, unexpected or black swan events are widely disregarded, as there is no reliable way to forecast them. However, this kind of event could rapidly and seriously deteriorate supply chain performance, and ignoring that possibility could lead to devastating consequences. Methods: In this paper, definitions of major disruptions and the methods to cope with them are studied. Additionally, a methodology to develop supply chain resilience roadmaps is conceptualised by analysing existing literature to help plan for unexpected events. Results: The methodology is introduced to create roadmaps comprises several stages, including supply chain exploration, scenario planning, system analysis, definition of strategies, and signal monitoring. Each roadmap contains the description of a plausible future in terms of supply chain disruptions and the strategies to implement to help mitigate negative impacts. Conclusions: The creation of roadmaps calls for an anticipatory mindset from all members along the supply chain. The roadmaps development establishes the foundations for a holistic supply chain disruption preparation and analysis.