THE IMPACT OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON SECURITY CRISIS MANAGEMENT: EVIDENCE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR - UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

Abstract

This research was conducted to determine the effect of social responsibility on security crisis management at the Ministry of Interior - United Arab Emirates. This type of research is explanatory research with a quantitative approach. In this study, the data used are primary data obtained and collected through direct surveys using questionnaires to respondents. Sampling in this study using a random sampling method with samples taken as many as 235 employees at the Ministry of Interior in UAE. Explanatory methods and Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) are used to explain between variables and testing of the research hypothesis using Bootstrapping was carried out. The results of this study indicate that social responsibility has a positive and significant effect on security crisis management (readiness stage, crisis management stage, post-crisis stage). This study recommends to strengthen social responsibility initiatives through integrate social responsibility into core strategies; and, enhance readiness stage activities by develop comprehensive training programs. Furthermore, studies to be carried in the future may inclusion of several dimensions to identify which types of social responsibility initiatives are most effective in enhancing crisis management stages. More so, future researchers may consider the use a longitudinal-studies to assess the long-term impact of social responsibility on crisis management stages over an extended period or comparative studies to compare the effects of social responsibility on crisis management across different industries and regions.