One Size Does Not Fit All - A study on crisis management within a Swedish university during the COVID-19 pandemic
(2022) BUSN09 20221Department of Business Administration
- Abstract
- The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the current field of research on
crisis management within higher education. More precisely, this thesis aims
to increase the understanding of the scope and dimensions to be considered
by universities when preparing and planning for a potential crisis.
A qualitative study with abductive reasoning has been conducted to fulfill the
purpose of this thesis. A multiple case study was selected with a focus on two
faculties within a Swedish university. The empirical data used in this study
was collected through 13 semi-structured interviews with both academic and
managers at each faculty.
Conclusion: The aspects to be considered when planning for a crisis, in the context of higher... (More) - The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the current field of research on
crisis management within higher education. More precisely, this thesis aims
to increase the understanding of the scope and dimensions to be considered
by universities when preparing and planning for a potential crisis.
A qualitative study with abductive reasoning has been conducted to fulfill the
purpose of this thesis. A multiple case study was selected with a focus on two
faculties within a Swedish university. The empirical data used in this study
was collected through 13 semi-structured interviews with both academic and
managers at each faculty.
Conclusion: The aspects to be considered when planning for a crisis, in the context of higher education, have not been sufficiently discussed in previous research.
Hence, this study aimed to emphasize not only the importance of
individualized and unique crisis management for each faculty, but also the
importance of generic planning which can facilitate the handling of
unexpected crisis events, highlighting the main aspects to be prioritized when
establishing a plan. Additionally, by exploring the Swedish context, the
results further increased the understanding of the interconnectedness between
the university and the state in which it operates. (Less)
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- author
- Lyoubi, Aya LU and Danielsson, Emilia LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- BUSN09 20221
- year
- 2022
- type
- H1 - Master's Degree (One Year)
- subject
- keywords
- Crisis Management, Higher Education, Crisis Planning, COVID-19, Sweden
- language
- English
- id
- 9091909
- date added to LUP
- 2022-07-01 15:35:01
- date last changed
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abstract = {{The purpose of this thesis is to contribute to the current field of research on
crisis management within higher education. More precisely, this thesis aims
to increase the understanding of the scope and dimensions to be considered
by universities when preparing and planning for a potential crisis.
A qualitative study with abductive reasoning has been conducted to fulfill the
purpose of this thesis. A multiple case study was selected with a focus on two
faculties within a Swedish university. The empirical data used in this study
was collected through 13 semi-structured interviews with both academic and
managers at each faculty.
Conclusion: The aspects to be considered when planning for a crisis, in the context of higher education, have not been sufficiently discussed in previous research.
Hence, this study aimed to emphasize not only the importance of
individualized and unique crisis management for each faculty, but also the
importance of generic planning which can facilitate the handling of
unexpected crisis events, highlighting the main aspects to be prioritized when
establishing a plan. Additionally, by exploring the Swedish context, the
results further increased the understanding of the interconnectedness between
the university and the state in which it operates.}},
author = {{Lyoubi, Aya and Danielsson, Emilia}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{One Size Does Not Fit All - A study on crisis management within a Swedish university during the COVID-19 pandemic}},
year = {{2022}},
}