strategic preparation for crisis management in relation with organizational learning and the mediating role of social innovation and altruism in the red crescent society, gilan, iran

Introduction: today, organizations live in changing environmental conditions and variousfactors affect their performance strategies. therefore, organizations should consider criticalsituations or crises and identify organizational strategies for crisis prevention and effective andefficient crisis management. to deal with the crisis, organizational learning plays an effectiverole in strategic preparation for crisis management; moreover, altruistic behavior and socialinnovation can play a facilitating and effective role in critical situations. accordingly, the presentstudy aimed to investigates the relationship of organizational learning and strategic preparationfor crisis management with the mediating role of social innovation and altruism in the redcrescent society, gilan, iran.methods: this descriptive-correlation study was conducted based on an applied researchmethod. the statistical population includes the staff of the branches of the red crescent society,gilan, iran. the participants were selected using the stratified sampling method, and cochran'sformula was used to determine the sample size (n=208). the data were collected throughstandard questionnaires.findings: according to the results, organizational learning has a significant and direct effect onaltruism, social innovation, and strategic preparation for crisis management. moreover, socialinnovation and altruism play a mediating and effective role in the relationship betweenorganizational learning and strategic preparation for crisis management.conclusion: the results revealed that organizational learning has a positive effect on strategicpreparation for crisis management, social innovation, and altruism. in addition, an increase inlearning improves social innovation, altruism, and strategic preparation for crisis management.