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Perceived Crisis Readiness of Ice Arena Managers

Baringer, Jamie Ann
http://orcid.org/0009-0003-6254-8995
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1699571165207759

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2023, Doctor of Education (Ed.D.), Bowling Green State University, Leadership Studies.
This correlational study examined the competency of crisis readiness and leadership of ice arena managers using a cross-sectional survey. The target audience was ice arena owners, managers, and operators of ice arenas in the United States and Canada. The researcher examined which factors (ice arena characteristics) best predict ice arena managers' Crisis Readiness as well as group differences in Crisis Readiness. The Crisis Readiness Survey, which consisted of 61 items, was emailed and/or posted to participants. Twelve questions gleaned demographical information, while the remaining items generated nine subscales: Emergency Evacuation Planning, Agency Calibration, Spectator Control, Policies and Procedures, Liability, Emergency/Crisis Management, Credential Control, Perimeter Control, and Crisis Leadership. The subscales were measured using a 5-point scale from 1 (very low capability) to 5 (very high capability). Subscales were calculated as the mean of respective items. The mean of 42 items generated the variable Overall Crisis Readiness. The data indicated statistically significant differences in Crisis Readiness by Participation in Training. The more training ice industry professionals obtain, the better prepared they will be to manage a crisis and lead their staff through it. Whereas Education Levels, Years of Experience, and Job Title did not generate statistically significant differences in Crisis Readiness subscales and overall. Participation in Training was found to be the best predictor of Overall Crisis Readiness, based on the predictive model Y = 2.43X + 2.59. However, Participation in Training only accounted for 5% variance in Overall Crisis Readiness. When comparing the United States and Canada, Canadian ice arena managers reported significantly higher competency in Evacuation Planning.
Rachel Vannatta, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Janet Hartley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Monica Moll, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Kristina LaVenia, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Paul Johnson, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
131 p.
Educational Leadership; Management
Crisis Management; Ice Arena Threats; Risk to Ice Arenas; Crisis Leadership; Ice Arena Differences US and Canada;

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  • Baringer, J. A. (2023). Perceived Crisis Readiness of Ice Arena Managers [Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1699571165207759

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Baringer, Jamie. Perceived Crisis Readiness of Ice Arena Managers . 2023. Bowling Green State University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1699571165207759.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Baringer, Jamie. "Perceived Crisis Readiness of Ice Arena Managers ." Doctoral dissertation, Bowling Green State University, 2023. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1699571165207759

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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