Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen

"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 comp...

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Main Authors: Herberg, Marius, Torgersen, Glenn-Egil, Rundmo, Torbjørn
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Published: Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) 2021
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description "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."
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spelling doab-20.500.12854ir-325592025-07-30T10:21:23Z Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen Herberg, Marius Torgersen, Glenn-Egil Rundmo, Torbjørn Samhandling interaction preparedness social support competence leadership organizational learning unforeseen thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWK Military and defence strategy thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWK Military and defence strategy "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." 2021-02-10T12:58:18Z 2018-10-08 13:09:33 2020-04-01T12:20:21Z 2018 chapter 1001656 OCN: 1076732425 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/28306 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/32559 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg n/a n/a n/a n/a https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28306/1/Interaction_ch15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28306/1/Interaction_ch15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28306/1/Interaction_ch15.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/28306/1/Interaction_ch15.pdf Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) 10.23865/noasp.36.ch15 10.23865/noasp.36.ch15 9266f8a8-a49e-4697-9bd1-69645f9037c2 Interaction: 'Samhandling' Under Risk 34 Oslo open access
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence::JWK Military and defence strategy
Herberg, Marius
Torgersen, Glenn-Egil
Rundmo, Torbjørn
Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen
title Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen
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topic Samhandling
interaction
preparedness
social support
competence
leadership
organizational learning
unforeseen
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences
thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence
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thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JW Warfare and defence
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