Coping, Not Choking, Under the Pressure of a Terrorist Attack: A Crisis Leadership Coping Model

Nesse, Synnøve; Stensaker, Inger G.

doi:10.1177/00218863211066569

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“…This implies that fear of possible largescale crime would have direct and positive influence on residents' anxiety and worry with regard to their safety. The finding resonates with other empirical outcomes, which have plausible explanation: if FTA is high, then there will be a severe psychological consequence on residents' state of mind regarding safety (Nesse and Stensaker, 2022;Raja et al, 2020). Also, the study outcome explains that when FTA is low, it is an expression of confidence and trust in the police.…”

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confidence: 83%

Fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress in Sub-Saharan Africa: moderated mediation model

Hevi,

Agbenorxevi,

Malcalm

et al. 2023

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Purpose This paper aims to investigate the moderated-mediation roles of perception of police response to crime and digital interclass coalition against crime between fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress among residents of Tema Metropolis in Ghana. Design/methodology/approach A cluster sampling technique was used in the selection of 577 residents who answered questions on fear of terrorism, perception of police response to crime, digital interclass coalition against crime and psychological distress. The study used regression analysis to assess the hypothesized paths. Findings The findings show that digital interclass coalition against crime moderates the partially mediated relationship between perception of police response to crime and residents’ psychological distress. Research limitations/implications The study is limited in scope by the generalization of its findings, as it was restricted to only residents of Tema Metropolis in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana. Originality/value This research is one of the first in criminal psychology to explore the relevance of police-public engagement in averting large-scale crime in an emerging economy.

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Section: Findings and Discussionsupporting

confidence: 83%

Fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress in Sub-Saharan Africa: moderated mediation model

Hevi,

Agbenorxevi,

Malcalm

et al. 2023

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“…First, through fostering coping , leaders provided information about how crises can impact people psychologically to prevent and “take the edge off” some of these reactions and promote cognitive coping (Brown et al, 2005; Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). Second, in case stress emotions threatened to become overwhelming, leaders would engage in regulating emotions , for instance by seeking support from peers or an on-site psychologist to influence the valence and intensity of such emotions (Nesse & Stensaker, 2021). Third, in a situation in which conflicts, tensions, and power struggles could have easily caused response inertia (Boin et al, 2005), leaders attempted to prevent this by facilitating cooperation .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Another research avenue concerns examining the leadership functions along the interpersonal dimension across structures more closely. This has tended to be neglected in extreme situation research to date (Carter et al, 2020; Wu et al, 2021), albeit with some exceptions (Kahn et al, 2013; Nesse & Stensaker, 2021), yet it appears to be crucial for effective leadership in these situations. Future studies should be extended to examine functions along this dimension, their relative importance, and their interplay with other functions more thoroughly.…”

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confidence: 99%

The Emergence of Collective Leadership During a Terrorist Attack: Dynamic Role Boundary Transgressions as Central in Aligning Efforts

Nesse

2022

Journal of Leadership & Organizational Studies

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The current article examines the emergence and dynamics of leadership during an extreme situation—a terrorist attack at the foreign subsidiary of a multinational energy corporation—and the crisis response undertaken at the corporate headquarters. The inductive analysis reveals that the in-situ crisis leadership involved impromptu interactions between multiple individuals leading collectively. Multiple sources of leadership emerged to carry out four critical leadership functions, namely strategic framing, ad hoc structuring, relational coping, and instant developing. These functions were carried out by several formal and informal leaders together, enhancing the overall leadership capacity in the crisis management organization (CMO). With increased capacity to lead efforts in different domains came specialization, which could have led to misalignment and fragmentation. But this was avoided by leaders acting as “role boundary transgressors,” expanding the boundaries of their responsibilities across roles, functions, and levels to foster the alignment of collective efforts across the CMO. Based on rich data from a leadership situation that researchers rarely have access to, this study contributes to the understanding of leadership during extreme situations by illustrating who leads (the emergence of multiple leadership sources), what leaders do (leadership functions), and how leadership plays out over time and across levels (through dynamic role boundary transgressions).

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“…There are multiple models for presenting autoethnographic vignettes (e.g., Humphreys, 2005; Jarzabkowski et al, 2014; Nesse & Stensaker, 2022; Plester et al, 2022), depending at least in part on the analytical purpose of the research. In this case, given our focus on analytical dualism, we use multiple textual formats to present the vignettes.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Mirror, Mirror Outside My Wall: Reflexive Impacts of Insider/Outsider Collaborative Inquiry on the Insider Researcher

McKenzie

Bartunek

2023

The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

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Based to a considerable extent on Margaret Archer’s approach to reflexive agency, we discuss a multi-year insider/outsider research collaboration that has taken place in a University-based Centre designed to bring academics and management practitioners together to conduct applied research and learn from each other. We focus in particular on the experiences of the insider researcher, showing how, based on her reflexive practice, the collaboration has led to both scholarly contributions and changes in practice in the Centre and her University. In doing so, we flesh out the importance of reflexivity and its important impacts on academic-practitioner collaborations. In long-term insider/outsider collaborations that provide psychologically safe places, outsider researchers can metaphorically hold a mirror up to insider researchers that foster their reflexivity and its subsequent impacts.

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Coping, Not Choking, Under the Pressure of a Terrorist Attack: A Crisis Leadership Coping Model

Cited by 5 publications

References 46 publications

Fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress in Sub-Saharan Africa: moderated mediation model

Fear of terrorist attacks and psychological distress in Sub-Saharan Africa: moderated mediation model

The Emergence of Collective Leadership During a Terrorist Attack: Dynamic Role Boundary Transgressions as Central in Aligning Efforts

Mirror, Mirror Outside My Wall: Reflexive Impacts of Insider/Outsider Collaborative Inquiry on the Insider Researcher

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