SUSTAINING NETWORKS IN EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT A Study of Counties in the United States

    Authors

    N. Kapucu; V. Garayev;X. H. Wang

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    Public Perform. Manag. Rev.

    Keywords

    collaboration; emergency management; information and communication; technology; interorganizational trust; network sustainability; organizational goal convergence; COLLABORATIVE PUBLIC MANAGEMENT; SECTOR ORGANIZATIONAL NETWORKS; INCIDENT COMMAND SYSTEMS; CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS; CRISIS MANAGEMENT; GOVERNANCE; TRUST; COMMUNICATION; COORDINATION; PARTNERSHIPS; Public Administration

    Abstract

    The increasing scope and severity of disasters has led to the wide adoption of collaborative practices through networks in the field of emergency management. Networks are most effective when they can be sustained over time. This study develops a model of the factors that influence network sustainability in emergency management. Using data from a national survey of county emergency managers in the United States, the study finds that convergence of organizational goals, utilization of information and communication technology, and, most important, interorganizational trust are all significant influences on network sustainability in emergency management. The results indicate the significant role of trust-building among emergency managers in sustaining an emergency management network.

    Journal Title

    Public Performance & Management Review

    Volume

    37

    Issue/Number

    1

    Publication Date

    1-1-2013

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    104

    Last Page

    133

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000324887900005

    ISSN

    1530-9576

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