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Nasiri, Ali, Aryankhesal, Aidin 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-227X and Khankeh, Hamidreza
(2019)
Leadership in limbo: Characteristics of successful incident commanders in health sector of a disaster-prone country.
International Journal of Health Planning and Management, 34 (4).
e1495-e1509.
ISSN 0749-6753
Abstract
Objective: Iran, as one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world, is exposed to a wide range of hazards. Hence, the health sector should be prepared to deal with the consequences of emergencies. This study aimed to explore Iranian disaster management status and to identify the necessary characteristics of successful incident commanders in this field. Methods: A qualitative content analysis was designed using in-depth semi-structured interviews with 30 commanders and experts, selected by purposeful sampling, who had first-hand experiences in managing health disasters. Field notes, formal institutional reports, and photos were employed as well. Verbatim transcribed interviews and other data sources were analyzed using constant comparison method. Ethical issues were considered carefully throughout the study process. Results: Two main themes were developed: The first theme, "limbo situation," as expression of the problem describes inadequacies and complexities of disaster management in Iranian health sector, including seven categories. The second theme was "effective disaster leadership" consisting of "commanders' traits" and "commanders' competencies" as subthemes. Conclusions: The study demonstrated the chaotic feature of disaster management in Iran and probably some other developing countries, with crucial and unclear role of field commanders. Working under stress, time pressure, uncertainty, and management of paradoxes needs timely and on-field decision making. This study revealed that Iranian health sector incident commanders should be transformational leaders with the ability of influencing subordinate staff and have Janusian thinking skills for overcoming the existing limbo situation.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | Publisher Copyright: © 2019 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | disaster management,health sector,incident commanders,iran,leadership,health policy,sdg 3 - good health and well-being ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/2700/2719 |
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| Depositing User: | LivePure Connector |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Mar 2023 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Oct 2023 01:18 |
| URI: | https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/91473 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/hpm.2816 |
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