A Likert Scale-Based Model for Benchmarking Operational Capacity,Organizational Resilience,and Disaster Risk Reduction

• 作者: Gianluca Pescaroli Omar Velazquez Irasema Alcántara-Ayala Carmine Galasso Patty Kostkova David Alexander
• 来源期刊: 国际灾害风险科学学报（英文版）
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（3）
• 所属期刊栏目: SHORT ARTICLES
• 页码范围: 404-409
• 页数: 6页
• 语种: 英文

摘要

Likert scales are a common methodological tool for data collection used in quantitative or mixed-method approaches in multiple domains.They are often employed in surveys or questionnaires,for benchmarking answers in the fields of disaster risk reduction,business continuity management,and organizational resilience.However,both scholars and practitioners may lack a simple scale of ref-erence to assure consistency across disciplinary fields.This article introduces a simple-to-use rating tool that can be used for benchmarking responses in questionnaires,for example,for assessing disaster risk reduction,gaps in operational capacity,and organizational resilience.We aim,in particular,to support applications in contexts in which the target groups,due to cultural,social,or political reasons,may be unsuitable for in-depth analyses that use,for example,scales from 1 to 7 or from 1 to 10.This methodology is derived from the needs emerged in our recent fieldwork on interdisciplinary projects and from dialogue with the stakeholders involved.The output is a replicable scale from 0 to 3 presented in a table that includes category labels with qualitative attributes and descriptive equivalents to be used in the formulation of model answers.These include examples of levels of resi-lience,capacity,and gaps.They are connected to other tools that could be used for in-depth analysis.The advan-tage of our Likert scale-based response model is that it can be applied in a wide variety of disciplines,from social science to engineering.