Rising strong : building resilience, recovery and technology adoption for small businesses and farms amidst natural hazards and external shocks in the United States
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This dissertation explores the strategies, coping mechanisms, and technology adoption of small businesses and farms in the United States amidst natural hazards, external shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, and pest problems. The study is presented through three essays, each addressing distinct aspects of recovery and adaptation. The first essay investigates strategy adoption intensity among small businesses facing natural hazards, emphasizing disparities by geographic location, gender, and ownership structure. The second essay examines different coping strategies used by families and small business owners during the COVID-19 pandemic. Employing the Double ABC-X model as a framework, it identifies key stressors, such as unemployment and health concerns, and resources like social capital that influence the subjective well-being of the participants. The third essay focuses on Iowa soybean producers' willingness to adopt smart and integrated farm technologies, underscoring the importance of innovation in enhancing agricultural resilience. It employs mixed-method approaches, including focus groups and discrete choice experiments, to reveal factors influencing adoption decisions. These three essays contribute to a nuanced understanding of the interplay between external shocks, resilience mechanisms, and the role of social, financial, and technological resources in recovery and adaptation processes
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