English abstract
Abstract
Utilization Degree of Managerial Competencies in crises Management
at Educational Institutions in Governorates
(Muscat, Al Batinah North &Al Buraimi) in Sultanate of Oman
Abdulrahman Mohammed Rafi'a Alawadhi
University of Sohar. 2015
This study aimed to identify utilization degree of managerial competencies in crises managements at educational institutions in Sultanate of Oman; whereas The sample of study consisted of directors of directorates, heads of departments and schools principals with number of (219). In order to answer the questions of the study, a questionnaire of (54) articles has been formed and was distributed among crises management methods which are: (Planning, team building, organizing, instructing, Communicating, decision making and assessment). According to the results, managerial competencies at educational institutions in Sultanate of Oman have an intermediate capacity of crises managements skills methods, as the study results showed statistically significant differences at the level of )α≥0.05) due to the methods' effects: Differences were in favor of (males) in (Planning, team building and assessment). On the other hand, the results revealed differences in the styles of decision making in favor of females, except (organizing, instructing and contacting) methods. In addition, the study results indicated no differences among the estimations of the study sample, and the result revealed no statistically significant differences in the study sample's answers. And that is due to experience on all of the crises management methods, except for decision-making method, The differences were in favor of (11 years or more) experience group. Study results also showed that there were no statistically significant differences in the answers of the study sample due to the managerial position in all methods except decision making method in crisis management, the differences were for the directors of directorates and heads of departments. According to the study results. The study recommended the importance of giving the managerial competencies the powers which help them in dealing with crisis. That is because of their high sense of the reality and they are kept fully informed. The need to Re-qualify the managerial competencies through an intensive training program which focuses on crisis management methods before they are assigned to manage departments of educational institutions. In addition to establish crisis management unit in governorates to be responsible for the performance development in crisis management.
