Beck (1986) defined modern society as a risk society, emphasizing t he inequality of risk. While technological advancement and industrializ ation have led to greater economic growth than in the past, he argue d that the growing economic inequality has...
Beck (1986) defined modern society as a risk society, emphasizing t he inequality of risk. While technological advancement and industrializ ation have led to greater economic growth than in the past, he argue d that the growing economic inequality has also led to a correspondin g increase in risk inequality. He pointed out that risks are being disto rted by experts due to economic logic and interest group dynamics, e mphasizing the role of the state as an impartial mediator. The Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP) is a core national disast er management policy that ensures national resilience by maintaining core national functions in the event of disasters and national emergen cies. It is being developed under various names in countries around t he world, led by the United States. Companies, too, recognize the imp ortance of Business Continuity Management (BCM) and are establishi ng and expanding related systems. In Korea, the 2017 revision of the Framework Act on Disaster and Safety Management mandated the es tablishment of functional continuity plans for public institutions. Howe ver, due to a lack of expertise among staff and a lack of detailed gui delines, COOPs remain largely perfunctory. This study aims to identif y core and sub-factors for risk assessment of public institution functi onal continuity plans (FCPs) in Korea. Based on prior research on ris k assessment, we identified methods and factors applicable to FCP ris k assessments. To develop universal risk assessment factors that refl ect societal characteristics, we compared these risk factors with publi cly available social statistical indicators. The selected FCP risk assessment factors were tested with disaster management experts to verify the validity of the core factors and the content validity of the questionnaire used for exploratory factor analy sis. Exploratory factor analysis was then conducted with disaster man agement personnel to verify the validity and reliability of the risk ass essment factors. Four core factors and 31 sub-factors were identified for FCP risk assessments in public institutions. The risk assessment factors proposed in this study are significant i n that they reflect social and environmental characteristics based on p ublic data from the Korea Statistical Information Service (KOSIS), en hancing their versatility and practical applicability. Furthermore, by su pporting the standardization and refinement of risk assessments durin g the process of establishing public institution functional continuity pl ans, it is expected to strengthen the effectiveness of such plans and contribute to improving national and local government disaster manag ement capabilities and policies in the future.