Journal of Rescue Relief

en Sociological Analysis of Strategies to Increase the Social Responsibility of the IRCS with an Emphasis on People’s Participation in Disasters Sociological Analysis of Strategies to Increase the Social Responsibility of the IRCS with an Emphasis on People’s Participation in Disasters تاب آوری Resilience پژوهشي Research article <div style="text-align: left;">INTRODUCTION: Promoting social responsibility in a relief organization can lead to the development of people's participation in its operations. This study has been conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of the strategies to increase the social responsibility in the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) with an emphasis on the development of people’s participation in disasters. METHODS: In this qualitative study, the sample population included experts and rescuers of the IRCS. The sampling method was purposeful until theoretical saturation was reached and therefore 22 people were interviewed. The data collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The validity of the research was also examined through triangulation. FINDINGS: Based on data analysis, strategies consist of 9 main categories, 51 subcategories and 230 primary codes. In general, after analyzing the data obtained from the research, a paradigm model of strategies for increasing the social responsibility of the IRCS was designed with emphasis on people's participation in disasters. CONCLUSION: In order to increase people’s participation during disasters in the IRCS, it is necessary to educate and promote a humanitarian participatory culture, create an organizational identity, increase the Society’s responsibility towards public participants, apply merit management, attention to the implementation of organizational justice and attention to social accountability processes by the IRCS must be considered.</div> <div>INTRODUCTION: Promoting social responsibility in a relief organization can lead to the development of people's participation in its operations. This study has been conducted with the aim of sociological analysis of the strategies to increase the social responsibility in the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) with an emphasis on the development of people’s participation in disasters. METHODS: In this qualitative study, the sample population included experts and rescuers of the IRCS. The sampling method was purposeful until theoretical saturation was reached and therefore 22 people were interviewed. The data collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed in three stages of open, axial, and selective coding. The validity of the research was also examined through triangulation. FINDINGS: Based on data analysis, strategies consist of 9 main categories, 51 subcategories and 230 primary codes. In general, after analyzing the data obtained from the research, a paradigm model of strategies for increasing the social responsibility of the IRCS was designed with emphasis on people's participation in disasters. CONCLUSION: In order to increase people’s participation during disasters in the IRCS, it is necessary to educate and promote a humanitarian participatory culture, create an organizational identity, increase the Society’s responsibility towards participants, apply merit management, attention to the implementation of organizational justice and attention to social accountability processes by the IRCS must be considered.</div> Competence management, Iranian Red Crescent Society, Organizational justice, Qualitative approach, Public participants, Social responsibility Competence management, Iranian Red Crescent Society, Organizational justice, Qualitative approach, Public participants, Social responsibility 291 298 http://jorar.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-799-2&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Zahra Abjam زهرا آبجام 100319475328460012277 100319475328460012277 No PhD student in Sociology of Iranian Social Issues, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran Ahmad Soltani 100319475328460012278 100319475328460012278 Yes Health in Emergency and Disaster Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, AND, Iran Helal Applied Science Higher Education Institute Red Crescent Society of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Tehran, Iran Hossein Dehghan 100319475328460012279 100319475328460012279 No Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Islamic Azad University, North Tehran Branch, Tehran, Iran