Chapter 15 Competence for the Unforeseen The Importance of Human, Social and Organizational Factors

"This study examines self-assessment of preparedness for unforeseen events and how it varies between groups and individuals according to roles and functions within an organization. The study has two objectives. The first is to analyse the relationship between general self-efficacy, perceived co...

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Main Author: Herberg, Marius (auth)
Other Authors: Torgersen, Glenn-Egil (auth), Rundmo, Torbjørn (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Oslo Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing) 2018
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