AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.8
A. Addas, Stefanie D. Kibsey, G. Ng, Thomas J. Walker
{"title":"Training the next generation of disaster risk managers through sustainability research and teaching","authors":"A. Addas, Stefanie D. Kibsey, G. Ng, Thomas J. Walker","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.8","url":null,"abstract":"Disaster risk management is an integral part of sustainability, and curricula that are focused on sustainability can be broadened to include disaster risk management. The David O’Brien Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Concordia University researches and teaches disaster risk management through involvement in a collaborative project with the United Nations’ Future Earth network to develop a Sustainable Financial and Economic System Knowledge-to-Action Network (SFES-KAN). The definition of ‘sustainable’ in this context includes disaster risk management. The SFES-KAN aims to align the current financial system with the UN’s sustainable development goals by identifying research gaps and facilitating interdisciplinary research between academics, practitioners, and policymakers to fill those gaps. Our research on such topics as risk management and sustainable investing for the SFES-KAN project has translated into research on disaster risk management and has led to curriculum development on these topics. The goal of our paper is to provide other institutions with examples and strategic information on how to translate such interdisciplinary and solution-oriented sustainability research into research and curricula on disaster risk management.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"157-176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414652","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.12
M. Villasana, Bertha E. Cárdenas, Marianela Adriaenséns, A. Treviño, J. Lozano
{"title":"Mainstreaming disaster risk management in higher education","authors":"M. Villasana, Bertha E. Cárdenas, Marianela Adriaenséns, A. Treviño, J. Lozano","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.12","url":null,"abstract":"Universities should actively participate in disseminating and fostering a culture for disaster risk management (DRM) among students and the community. Particularly in countries with high levels of risk, education plays a key role in raising awareness on the importance of preventing and implementing conscious risk management. Though the incorporation of DRM into the curricula, education programs become a mechanism to prepare students from a perspective of strengthening of values, citizenship, and social sensibility towards how disaster represents a disruption of the functioning of a community and impairs business activity. This paper presents the proposal for the integration of DRM of a private university in Mexico, one of the countries particularly susceptible to extreme hydrometereological and geological events. The proposal includes a concentration area for undergraduate business students, a mandatory introductory course for all business majors, and for the business community an executive education program for SMEs.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"243-253"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.2
Carolina Herrera-Cano
{"title":"Gestión del riesgo de desastres en la educación de negocios: formación emprendedora y sostenibilidad corporativa","authors":"Carolina Herrera-Cano","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.2","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to show the importance of business education in Disaster Risk Management (DRM). This paper aims to evaluate the awareness level of the Master in Business Administration’s (MBA) students regarding the importance disaster risk management (DRM) plays. This paper develops a literature review concerning the concept of disasters, Disaster Risk Management, Disaster Risk Reduction, and the role of MBA programs. Furthermore, a survey at Universidad EAFIT (Medellin, Colombia) was designed and implemented as primary source information with the purpose of showing the DRM awareness level of MBA’s students. Finally, a case study connecting DRM with entrepreneurship formation is described.This paper identified a limited formal education in DRM Latin American MBA programs, and specifically at Universidad EAFIT. Additionally, a lack of awareness in MBA’s students about the importance of DRM was identified. In this sense, the paper proposes a DRM education model that uses a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and entrepreneurial formation in business education. This study aims to show the importance of the inclusion of disaster risk reduction and management knowledge as part of the courses in: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Sustainability, and Entrepreneurship content in Masters in Business Administration (MBA) programs.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"33-48"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414294","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.4
J. Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Meenakshi Jerath, Gustavo Ferreira Jordao
{"title":"Disaster Risk Management and Business Education: the Case of Small and Medium Enterprises","authors":"J. Sarmiento, Gabriela Hoberman, Meenakshi Jerath, Gustavo Ferreira Jordao","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.4","url":null,"abstract":"It is safe to say that building disaster resilience by preparing for disasters with a business continuity plan is vital for small business to thrive in the long run. More often than not, small business owners invest large sums of money, time, and resources to make their ventures successful and yet, many of them fail to properly plan and prepare for disaster situations. With this problem in mind, Florida International University (FIU) became the house of the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) and the Extreme Events Institute (EEI). Together, both institutes have collaborated in their mission to spread disaster resilience and business continuity management knowledge and best practices in an accessible way to small businesses in South Florida and Latin America. By developing and disseminating knowledge, processes and best-practices through several activities and channels such as business consulting and business continuity plan elaboration, Pasantias (Practicums) , and the Disaster Resilience Toolkit for Small-and-Medium-Sized Enterprises, both institutes truly represent FIU’s experience with SMEs and its commitment with entrepreneurship and South Florida’s community.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"73-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414584","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.10
Leonardo Muñoz-Gómez
{"title":"Business Education and Creation of Awareness for Disaster Risk Management in Chile","authors":"Leonardo Muñoz-Gómez","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.10","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the apparent disconnection between disaster risk management research and the lack of tools for business continuity after disastrous events in Chile. As disasters are a common occurrence in business development, local firms are becoming aware of the need for having tools for preparedness and mitigation of negative effects of disasters. Nevertheless, in Chile, this private awareness seems to be part of the business aptitude of large-sized firms rather SMEs. Some of the arguments presented here illustrate this gap between local firms and their need to integrate business continuity management into their business operations and their decision making to cope with disaster risks. In this vein, this document argues the need for innovative academic offerings in Chile and presents a proposal to advance in linking disaster risk management and business education at the University of Chile. This program is developed in the medium-term for each of its components, starting with undergraduate students and achieving major actions with public and private stakeholders in a progressive ladder of initiatives.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"201-221"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.10","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.9
Indianna Minto-Coy, L. Rao
{"title":"Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management into Management Education: Case of the Mona School of Business & Management","authors":"Indianna Minto-Coy, L. Rao","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.9","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this paper is to provide a background to and guide for mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management (DRM) into higher education and training institutions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS), with the aim of increasing awareness and understanding of the complexity of DRM issues in business and management, based on their general and specific vulnerabilities. SIDS are considered a special category within the discussion on DRM, given a number of vulnerabilities generally and specifically. Furthermore, little attention has been paid to the business impact of disasters in such settings. It is proposed that one major route to improving this situation is through the educational and training institutions, which play a major role in shaping thinking and practices in such settings.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"177-200"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/ad-minister.28.7
C. Esteves, Patricia Parodi Parodi
{"title":"Propuesta para introducir temas de gestión de riesgos de desastres en los programas de maestría de ESAN Graduate School of Business","authors":"C. Esteves, Patricia Parodi Parodi","doi":"10.17230/ad-minister.28.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/ad-minister.28.7","url":null,"abstract":"Este articulo tiene por objeto explicar y presentar una propuesta para introducir los temas de Gestion de Riesgos de Desastres (GRD) en los programas de Maestria de ESAN. A pesar de que los costos generados por los desastres naturales en Peru suman mas de 7.600 millones de dolares en las ultimas dos decadas, el sector empresarial, en particular las pequenas y medianas empresas, no han desarrollado planes de prevencion o de continuidad. Esto se debe principalmente a que no estan familiarizados con los temas de Gestion de Riesgos de Desastres. Tomando en consideracion este punto, el documento presenta una propuesta academica y curricular detallada para temas puntuales GRD tales como continuidad de negocio, etica en los negocios, responsabilidad social corporativa y gestion sostenible. Adicionalmente, introduce la idea de promover los temas de Gestion del Riesgo de Desastres en la comunidad empresarial peruana como una estrategia para mejorar la educacion de posgrado.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"141-156"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414632","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.11
K. Setiawan
{"title":"Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management for Finance: Application of Real Options Method for Disaster Risk Sensitive Project","authors":"K. Setiawan","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.11","url":null,"abstract":"This paper discusses the application of real options analysis for a project that is in the process of construction and was affected by a natural disaster. The use of the analytical method has become a way of thinking in making decisions that should be taught to business school students. The case in this paper is based on an MBA thesis at the University of Gadjah Mada that was intended as a showcase for application of real options to address real business problems. It shows one of the strategies in mainstreaming disaster risk management in the business school that also answers the needs of businesses in the disaster-prone country.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"223-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.11","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.1
J. Sarmiento
{"title":"Disaster Risk Management In Business Education: Setting The Tone","authors":"J. Sarmiento","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.1","url":null,"abstract":"Looking for windows of opportunity to mainstream disaster risk management within business education, in 2015, the United Nations Office for Disaster Reduction’s (UNISDR) Private Alliance for Disaster Resilient Societies (arise), partnered with Florida International University’s Extreme Events Institute (FIU-EEI) and 12 international leading business schools. This partnership began with a call for White Papers to propose innovative approaches to integrate cutting edge disaster management content into business education programs and other academic offerings, based on seven themes or niches identified: (1) Strategic Investment and Financial Decisions; (2) Generating Business Value; (3) Sustainable Management; (4) Business Ethics and Social Responsibility; (5) Business Continuity Planning; (6) Disaster Risk Metrics; and (7) Risk Transfer. In March 2016, an international workshop was held in Toronto, Canada to present the White Papers prepared by the business schools, and discuss the most appropriate approaches for addressing the areas of: teaching and curriculum; professional development and extension programs; internships and placement; research opportunities; and partnerships and collaboration. Finally, the group proposed goals for advancing the implementation phase of the business education initiatives, and to propose mechanisms for monitoring and follow-up.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"7-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.1","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414467","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
AD-ministerPub Date : 2016-07-19DOI: 10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.6
András Tilcsik
{"title":"Teaching disaster risk management: lessons from the Rotman School of Management","authors":"András Tilcsik","doi":"10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17230/AD-MINISTER.28.6","url":null,"abstract":"This article describes how disaster risk management topics are taught at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and thus highlights opportunities for developing similar course modules on disaster risk management at other institutions. An undergraduate and MBA elective course, titled Catastrophic Failure in Organizations, contains four modules that are directly relevant to disaster risk management. The first module focuses on the need to move from risk indifference to risk sensitivity. The second module considers the importance of business continuity and crisis management plans and explores their common shortcomings. The third module uses a case study to examine the topic of prospective risk management. The fourth module focuses on the vulnerability of supply chains and other complex systems to disaster risk. The article describes the details of implementing these modules and discusses opportunities for further integration of disaster risk management topics in other parts of the curriculum.","PeriodicalId":42371,"journal":{"name":"AD-minister","volume":"1 1","pages":"127-140"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2016-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"67414600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}