The reality of using crisis management methods in Libyan universities

a case study on the AlAsmarya Islamic University Zliten , Libya

Abstract

This study aims at identifying the readiness of Al-Asmarya Islamic University in the Zliten city in the face of multiple crises and the possibility of examining the remedial and preventive measures used in confronting these crises, which may be exposed from one time into another, by identifying the availability of the five stages of the system (Mitrof & person),The study population was represented by all the employees of the Al-Asmarya Islamic University in the city of Zliten (administrative leaders, faculty members) in the university, which are in the range of one thousand elements. However, due to the difficulty of the method of comprehensive enumeration, a random sample of 130 individuals was chosen to represent the study population. The descriptive approach was adopted in this study. The researcher reached a number of results. The most important of these were the lack of readiness in the different stages of the crisis, with an average of 43.3%.So that, the university can be classified as a place for study as an organization for crises,  and it is not ready for it-yet by means it follows the rapeutical method and a reaction, but not a protection method. This study also recommended to work to support the present abilities for facing those crisis in every period in which the beginning (start) meets from the period of the early warning signs and to end up to the learning stage. It is necessary to work on founding a center of adumbration and taking decisions in the university, and to be provided with the supervision on the study and the environmental internal and external analysis for showing the strength for supporting it, weakness point, for curing them. This is through the search of the chances for the investment; moreover,  preparing for facing those threats which threaten it availability from time into another.