TY  - CHAP
AU  - Herberg, Marius
AU  - Torgersen, Glenn-Egil
AU  - Rundmo, Torbjørn
AB  - "This study examines self-assessment of preparedness for unforeseen events  and how it varies between groups and individuals according to roles and functions  within an organization. The study has two objectives. The first is to analyse the relationship  between general self-efficacy, perceived competence in demanding situations and  social support, and based on this, to assess the efficiency of interaction (samhandling)  in organizations and preparedness for the unforeseen. The second aim is to examine  how these factors vary according to professional experience. A survey questionnaire  was completed during winter 2016/2017. All 624 respondents were male or female  employees of the Norwegian Armed Forces, based in different units, with different  levels of competence, and included commissioned and non-commissioned officers,  officer cadets and conscripts. The response rate was 77 percent, and a total of 810  personnel were approached. This study incorporates central concepts of individual  and social resources that could permit the prediction and understanding of resilient  behaviors in complex and demanding situations. Interaction was found to be the  most important predictor of preparedness for the unforeseen. This study also shows  that interaction combined with general self-efficacy and social support can account  for a considerable proportion of the variance in preparedness for the unforeseen. The  results indicate that it is possible to prepare for unforeseen events by implementing  measures that improve social factors in particular."
DO  - 10.23865/noasp.36.ch15
ID  - OAPEN ID: 1001656
ID  - OAPEN ID: OCN: 1076732425
KW  - Samhandling
KW  - interaction
KW  - preparedness
KW  - social support
KW  - competence
KW  - leadership
KW  - organizational learning
KW  - unforeseen
L1  - https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/id/02f6eaf8-8511-418b-aa84-ae10a712e53c/Interaction_ch15.pdf
LA  - English
LK  - http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28306
PB  - Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)
PP  - Oslo
PY  - 2018
TI  - Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen : The Importance of Human, Social and Organizational Factors
ER  - 
