Q2. What future works have the authors mentioned in the paper "The role of community leadership in disaster recovery projects: tsunami lessons from japan" ?
Future research needs to be undertaken to investigate, on a wider scale and in different cultures, the role of ‘ active leadership ’ in disaster recovery projects and evaluate to what extent ‘ active leadership ’ training enhances project leaders ’ competency and ability to adapt project management tools and methodologies to the needs of the socio-cultural context and the community. Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications. From Kobe to Tohoku: the potential and the peril of a volunteer infrastructure.
Q3. What is the main topic of the paper?
Developing neighbourhood management capacity in Kobe, Japan: integrations between civil society and formal planning institutions.
Q4. What is the main managerial implication of the study?
The main managerial implication of the study is to highlight the need to train project leaders (be they community leaders or NGOs) in the ‘active leadership’ skills that are needed to successfully manage disaster recovery projects.
Q5. What is the main topic of this article?
The Great East Japan Earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear meltdown: towards the reconstruction of a safe, sustainable, and compassionate society in Japan’sSustainability, 16(9), p.823-847.
Q6. What is the role of active leadership in disaster recovery?
‘Active leadership’ was found to be essential in meeting the project objectives and managing the project stakeholders in a way that resonated with the specific socio-cultural context.
Q7. What are the key elements of Project Management?
Their findings suggest that some key elements of Project Management have been applied by the community leaders from Minami-sanriku such as identifying project objectives and relevant stakeholders and managing stakeholder expectations and conflicts.
Q8. What is the main theme of the study?
It is widely accepted that project leaders must be given training in project management methodology if disaster recovery projects are to become more successful: “when you have strong project management practises in place being driven by well-trained people, managing these disaster relief efforts becomes much simpler” (Killough, 2011, p5).
Q9. What is the purpose of the study?
Future research needs to be undertaken to investigate, on a wider scale and in different cultures, the role of ‘active leadership’ in disaster recovery projects and evaluate to what extent ‘active leadership’ training enhances project leaders’ competency and ability to adapt project management tools and methodologies to the needs of the socio-cultural context and the community.
Q10. What is the role of social skills in disaster recovery?
Finally,starting point for effective stakeholder management and for adapting project management tools to the socio cultural context in which the recovery is taking place.
Q11. What are the key elements of project management?
While such skills are also important in disaster recovery projects, social skills are essential in establishing resonance with the communities affected by the disaster and building on their strengths and resources.
Q12. What are the main findings of the study?
multi-disciplinary approaches are needed, along with mixed research methodologies that give voice to multiple stakeholders while accounting for the institutional, cultural and social context in which recovery projects are managed.
Q13. What is the title of the book?
Building back better: how action research and professional networking can make a difference to disaster reconstruction and risk reduction.
Q14. What is the main implication of the study?
A Livelihood Sector Review, Bangalore: Development Constancy Group. (Online) Available at: http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/E2364F40FE0020E0C12571BD003676