Thai Employees’ Perception Towards Organizational Crisis Preparedness

Abstract

As numerous disasters and crises occurred in past years, organizations, regardless of organizational types, must be ready and prepared for upcoming incidents, which constantly occur and setback organizations to accomplish goals. The result of unprepared crisis management plan may lead an organization to confront with low morale of workforce, low productivity and profitability, physical damage, and even death of employees. Therefore, preparedness of crisis management is a vital key for business success. The objectives of this study were to examine perceived organizational crisis preparedness of Thai employees, and to compare the differences on organizational and demographic characteristics of employees. Data were collected from 233 employees in a paper packaging company in Thailand by using the self-administrated questionnaire. The results of independent t-test analysis indicated significant mean differences in employment state and education in crisis. In contrast, the finding showed no significant mean difference in work experience. Limitations and further study recommendations were also discussed.

DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2014.v5n14p41