Communication in Local Emergency Management Networks (part 1)
Journal Title: International Journal of Contemporary Management - Year 2014, Vol 13, Issue 4
Abstract
Background. Emergency management requires flexibility and adaptation to dynamic and changing circumstances. The urgent requirements and high standards of responsiveness in terms of emergency management depend on horizontal and vertical communication in that these are one of the main factors associated with the appropriate coordination of many essentially independent organisations.Research aims. The paper attempts to identify the determinants of effective communication, particularly in regard to close coordination, as well as the role played by these processes in the management of local emergency networks.Method. This work consists of a theory-based empirical study. It is qualitative in nature and the research method is based on both desk research and field research. The research was conducted as part of a research project entitled Coordination, communication and trust as factors driving effective inter-organisational collaboration in the public safety management system (DEC-2012/07/D/HS4/00537).Key findings. As a result, the new role of communication as a factor associated with the appropriate coordination in local emergency networks is identified.
Authors and Affiliations
Barbara Kożuch, Katarzyna Sienkiewicz-Małyjurek, Artur Kożuch
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