코로나19 팬데믹이 일본 동북지구의 경비업협회 운영에 미치는 영향

Abstract

This study discussed about which influence the COVID-19 has upon the operation of Japan's Tohoku area security association that has possessing a number of member companies, after WHO(World Health Organization) declared the world-wide spread, namely, the pandemic on March 11, 2020. For this, the in-depth interview was conducted with an online method by setting up a question in the open form targeting the security association in Miyagi Prefecture(宮城県), Fukushima Prefecture(福島県), Yamagata Prefecture(山形県), Iwate Prefecture(岩手県), Aomori Prefecture(青森県), Akita Prefecture(秋田県), which correspond to the northeast of Japan, based on a grounded theory that is the qualitative research method. The qualitative analysis(data transcription-coding-categorization-theme determination) was carried out by applying ‘NVivo Transcription' program as for Japanese language in the part of inputting online interview data, and by using NVivo12 as to data that are huge and are not systematized, based on the opinion of expert group. The upper node on great category, which is the research topic, could be elicited with 3 items. The detailed items of the upper node were categorized into the postponement of training business(43.9%, 6 nodes), the reduction of operating revenue(32.8%, 5 nodes), and the expenditure of fixed costs(12.2%, 4 nodes). Examining the contents of sub-nodes by each upper node, the postponement in training business appeared to include a stop in special lecture(34.6%), a suspension in pre-learning session(17.5%), a discontinuation in new employee training(13.5%), a stop in training of people responsible for security-guard guidance education(12.4%), a postponement in qualification screening(11.9%), and a discontinuation in a lecture session for machinery security managers(10.1%). The reduction in operating revenue was shown to be a stop in event‧exhibition(38.2%), a suspension in training‧lecture session(26.6%), member companies' arrears of membership fees(18.3%), the closure of member companies(9.9%), and a decrease in regional infrastructure construction project(7.0%). The expenditure in the fixed costs was indicated to include resident employee wage(39.2%), office rent(26.8%), training center rental fee(21.8%), and utility bill(12.2%).