Innovation and adaption in local governments in the face of COVID‐19: Determinants of effective crisis management

IF 1.9 Q3 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy Pub Date : 2024-06-26 DOI:10.1002/rhc3.12311

Danielle Zaychik, Itai Beeri, Yonat Rein‐Sapir, Nufar Avni, Alex Altshuler

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Abstract

Local governments were instrumental in managing the COVID‐19 crisis in countries worldwide. This study examines the methods that local governments in Israel used to successfully manage the COVID‐19 crisis. We explored the structural characteristics of the localities that excelled at managing the pandemic. Furthermore, we used measures of the spread of the virus and vaccination rates to identify a group of localities that managed the crisis with relative success. We conducted interviews with officials from these localities to determine the methods, policies, and conditions that led to success. We found that ethnicity, distance from urban centers, and socioeconomic status were associated with effective COVID‐19 management. We also identified several intraorganizational and interorganizational policies and practices that were successful: crisis‐adjusted management, a unified organizational atmosphere, digitalization, information management, autonomous decision making, and the fostering of collaborative relationships. Implications of the findings for the All Hazards Approach to disaster management are discussed.

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地方政府面对 COVID-19 的创新和适应：有效危机管理的决定因素

地方政府在世界各国管理 COVID-19 危机中发挥了重要作用。本研究探讨了以色列地方政府成功管理 COVID-19 危机的方法。我们探讨了在管理大流行病方面表现出色的地方的结构特征。此外，我们还使用了病毒传播和疫苗接种率的衡量标准，以确定管理危机相对成功的一组地方。我们对这些地方的官员进行了访谈，以确定导致成功的方法、政策和条件。我们发现，种族、与城市中心的距离和社会经济地位与 COVID-19 的有效管理有关。我们还发现了几种组织内和组织间的成功政策和做法：危机调整管理、统一的组织氛围、数字化、信息管理、自主决策以及促进合作关系。我们还讨论了这些研究结果对 "全危险方法 "灾害管理的影响。

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期刊介绍： Scholarship on risk, hazards, and crises (emergencies, disasters, or public policy/organizational crises) has developed into mature and distinct fields of inquiry. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy (RHCPP) addresses the governance implications of the important questions raised for the respective fields. The relationships between risk, hazards, and crisis raise fundamental questions with broad social science and policy implications. During unstable situations of acute or chronic danger and substantial uncertainty (i.e. a crisis), important and deeply rooted societal institutions, norms, and values come into play. The purpose of RHCPP is to provide a forum for research and commentary that examines societies’ understanding of and measures to address risk,hazards, and crises, how public policies do and should address these concerns, and to what effect. The journal is explicitly designed to encourage a broad range of perspectives by integrating work from a variety of disciplines. The journal will look at social science theory and policy design across the spectrum of risks and crises — including natural and technological hazards, public health crises, terrorism, and societal and environmental disasters. Papers will analyze the ways societies deal with both unpredictable and predictable events as public policy questions, which include topics such as crisis governance, loss and liability, emergency response, agenda setting, and the social and cultural contexts in which hazards, risks and crises are perceived and defined. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy invites dialogue and is open to new approaches. We seek scholarly work that combines academic quality with practical relevance. We especially welcome authors writing on the governance of risk and crises to submit their manuscripts.