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Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area

This paper highlights the factors affecting SMEs flood disaster preparedness located in Segamat District of Malaysia. An interviewer-assisted survey using a set of flood disaster preparedness questionnaire (developed and validated by a team of disaster management experts from various background) wer...

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Main Authors:	Hashim, Hajar Mariah, Ng, Yee Guan, Talib, Othman, Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
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Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2021
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spelling	my.upm.eprints.972792022-09-12T03:51:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97279/ Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area Hashim, Hajar Mariah Ng, Yee Guan Talib, Othman Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri This paper highlights the factors affecting SMEs flood disaster preparedness located in Segamat District of Malaysia. An interviewer-assisted survey using a set of flood disaster preparedness questionnaire (developed and validated by a team of disaster management experts from various background) were implemented among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) business owners and managers (n = 253). The analysis of regression provided insights into the various factors affecting the contribution of small and medium-sized businesses towards flood preparedness activities. Findings demonstrated that risk perception is the most consistent factors in influencing preparedness actions. Besides that, previous experiences on floods, retails sectors and male ownership also contributed to a high level of flood disaster preparedness engagement. This research gave insight at why small and medium-sized businesses are involved in disaster preparedness activities which includes discussion from a review of previous findings. Elsevier 2021 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/97279/1/ABSTRACT.pdf Hashim, Hajar Mariah and Ng, Yee Guan and Talib, Othman and Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri (2021) Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 60. art. no. 102302. pp. 1-8. ISSN 2212-4209 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212420921002685 10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102302
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description	This paper highlights the factors affecting SMEs flood disaster preparedness located in Segamat District of Malaysia. An interviewer-assisted survey using a set of flood disaster preparedness questionnaire (developed and validated by a team of disaster management experts from various background) were implemented among Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) business owners and managers (n = 253). The analysis of regression provided insights into the various factors affecting the contribution of small and medium-sized businesses towards flood preparedness activities. Findings demonstrated that risk perception is the most consistent factors in influencing preparedness actions. Besides that, previous experiences on floods, retails sectors and male ownership also contributed to a high level of flood disaster preparedness engagement. This research gave insight at why small and medium-sized businesses are involved in disaster preparedness activities which includes discussion from a review of previous findings.
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author	Hashim, Hajar Mariah Ng, Yee Guan Talib, Othman Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
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author_facet	Hashim, Hajar Mariah Ng, Yee Guan Talib, Othman Md Tamrin, Shamsul Bahri
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title	Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
title_short	Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
title_full	Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
title_fullStr	Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
title_full_unstemmed	Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
title_sort	factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
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Factors influencing flood disaster preparedness initiatives among small and medium enterprises located at flood-prone area

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