An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization
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2009-05-13
2010-01-27
2010-01-27
985 - 1016

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This research reports on the way that employees perceive risk in a non-governmental healthcare organization (NGO), that provides long-term healthcare and support services for people with mental, intellectual and physical disabilities. Thirty-four respondents from all levels within an NGO participated in in-depth semi-structured interviews to explore their own understanding of the meaning of the concept of risk; types and sources of risk in their work; and initiatives for controlling and dealing with such types and sources. Additional information was obtained from documentation and personal observation. The analysis identified an interrelated link between perception and risk. Accordingly, the study found that risk is culturally-constructed, individualistic and subjective. The culture of fear-from-risk and perceiving risk as something purely negative was dominant among the participants. Due to the central role of people in managing risk, the risk management process should consider all perspectives. 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 achieving these fundamentals.

Recommended Citation

Mohammed, K. (2010). Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 24(3), 985–1016. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011
[1]K. Mohammed, “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 985–1016, Jan. 2010, doi: 10.35552/0247-024-003-011.
Mohammed, Kassim. “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 3, Jan. 2010, pp. 985–1016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011.
1.Mohammed K. Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2010 Jan;24(3):985–1016. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011
Mohammed, Kassim. “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 24, no. 3 (January 2010): 985–1016. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011.

البعد الإدراكي للمخاطر: المفهوم و الادارة
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معلومات المقال

2009-05-13
2010-01-27
2010-01-27
985 - 1016

الكلمات الإفتتاحية

الملخص

هدف هذا البحث إلى دراسة أثر الإدراك على إدارة المخاطر في القطاع الصحي من خلال دراسة إحدى المنظمات غير الربحية ((NGOs التي تقدم خدمات صحية ورعاية طويلة الأمد للأشخاص ذوي الإعاقات النفسية والعقلية والحركية. شمل هذا البحث الوصفي استطلاع أراء 34 موظفا في هذه المنظمة من كافة المستويات الإدارية والمهنية: الإدارة العليا والإدارة الدنيا والعاملين الفنيين. أشارت نتائج الدراسة إلى أن المخاطر بالدرجة الأولى أمر يتعلق بالإدراك البشري. حيث يتم تعريف المخاطر وحتى طرق إدارتها من خلال الخبرة الشخصية والعملية للفرد. ونظرا لهذه الخاصية، فان اعتبار كل الآراء ووجهات نظر العاملين في عملية إدارة المخاطر أمر ضروري. من أجل إدارة مخاطر أكثر فاعلية في القطاع الصحي يجب إشراك كل العاملين في المنظمة في تعريف المخاطر وطرق إدارتها والتحكم بها. كذلك أشارت النتائج الي ان معظم ردود المشاركين كانت تميل إلى اعتبار المخاطر أمرا سلبيا يجب تجنبه دون النظر إلى الفرص التي تحويها عملية اخذ المخاطرة .

Recommended Citation

Mohammed, K. (2010). Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), 24(3), 985–1016. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011
[1]K. Mohammed, “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization,” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 3, pp. 985–1016, Jan. 2010, doi: 10.35552/0247-024-003-011.
Mohammed, Kassim. “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities), vol. 24, no. 3, Jan. 2010, pp. 985–1016. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011.
1.Mohammed K. Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization. An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) [Internet]. 2010 Jan;24(3):985–1016. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011
Mohammed, Kassim. “Perceptual Aspect of Risk: The Concept and Management- A Qualitative Study of a Non-Governmental Healthcare Organization.” An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities) 24, no. 3 (January 2010): 985–1016. https://doi.org/10.35552/0247-024-003-011.

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