scholarly journals Rural emergency management : an inter-organizational case study

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Dianna Havner Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Organizational Social Capital ◽  
Rural Organizations ◽  
Organizational Relations ◽  
Management Functions

Preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation are the essential disaster management functions that characterize emergency management. Emergency management is a multi-organizational activity. The connections between these organizations form a network. Members of rural emergency services, often volunteers, may belong to more than one organization in the network. Thus the network is really a network of networks. This mixed methods research collected empirical data about rural organizations, in one rural county in Missouri, which are part of the emergency management network. Three theoretical frameworks were examined to identify antecedents that produce the four C's of emergency management; communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration. A critical analysis of network theory, organizational theory and community field theory revealed the inter-organizational activities that enable each of the four C's. This study describes the characteristics of a rural emergency management network and seeks to explain the complex inter-organizational relations. The critical inter-organizational relationships; communication, coordination, cooperation, and collaboration, are necessary for community disaster resilience. Organizational social capital is produced from the four C's of emergency management, facilitating future interactions.

scholarly journals Management Control in Inter-organizational Relationships: The Case of Franchises

Innovar ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 25 (58) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Magdalena Cordobés Madueño ◽  
Pilar Solde
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Personal Relationship ◽  
Control Mechanisms ◽  
Organizational Relationships ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Organizational Relations ◽  
The Relationship

There is great interest in the role of management control on theoretical and practical developments within the field of Inter-organizational Relations. This research aims to contribute at verifying how relationships between firms affect the management control tools used, as illustrated in a specific case: the relationship between the franchisor and its franchisees, which has not received much attention to date. As indicated by previous research, case studies can be helpful to determine the factors affecting the type of management control tools that should be established to manage inter-firm relationships.Results have found that the franchisor uses quantitative control mechanisms in order to avoid common types of opportunistic franchise behavior related to royalty payments and other financial requirements, as well as qualitative tools to assure the fulfilment of agreement-related conditions regarding knowhow, to resolve unexpected non-economic problems and to encourage personal relationship and trust. This study also provides an outline on franchisor-franchisee relationships in the model proposed by Van der Meer-Kooistra and Vosselman (2000). To test this model, the franchisor's perspective (outsourcer) has been taken into account as performed when building the model. Findings indicate that this relationship shows many similarities to the pattern based on bureaucracy and a few similarities to patterns based on trust.

scholarly journals Wildlife Ungulate Rescue and Emergency Services in the Pisa Area (Tuscany, Italy): Evaluation of a 9-Years Period (2010–2018)

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Irene Pacini ◽  
Francesca Bonelli ◽  
Angela Briganti ◽  
Simonetta Citi ◽  
Stefania Perrucci ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Diagnostic Imaging ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Clinical Data ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Biochemical Analysis ◽  
Soft Tissues ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Imaging Diagnosis ◽  
Traumatic Injuries ◽  
Car Accidents

Background: We analyzed the clinical data of wildlife ungulates admitted for emergency care to the Veterinary Teaching Hospital (VTH), Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pisa over a 9-years period.Methods: Clinical data of all the wildlife ungulates admitted to the VTH were recorded. Blood samples were also taken from the animals for hematological and biochemical analysis. An assessment of ecto- and endoparasites was carried out, diagnostic imaging assessment was performed, and the outcomes were recorded.Results: Data concerning clinical parameters, blood work, parasitological analysis, and diagnostic imaging diagnosis were expressed as prevalence.Conclusion: The rescue and emergency treatments were related mostly to traumas caused by car accidents, followed by other causes. The traumatic injuries were mostly severe, characterized by multiple lesions involving hard and soft tissues. In this study, traffic accidents were the main cause of wildlife rescue and emergency management. This is probably due to the increased population of ungulates over the years, along with the considerable anthropization of the Pisa area.

scholarly journals Inclusive management in international organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 47 (2) ◽  
pp. 458-473 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charlotte Jonasson ◽  
Jakob Lauring ◽  
David S.A. Guttormsen
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Minority Groups ◽  
Theory Development ◽  
Job Engagement ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Theoretical Understanding ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Effective Inclusion ◽  
Management Functions

Purpose A growing number of academics relocate abroad to work as expatriates in the university sector. While this employee group seems to have a highly constructive influence on the performance of university organizations, some problems in relation to effective inclusion of these individuals have been noted. In order to further advance the theoretical understanding regarding integration efforts in international university organizations, the purpose of this paper is to explore how two types of inclusive management, empowering management (identity-blind) vs English management communication (identity-conscious), affect local and expatriate academics. Design/methodology/approach Using responses generated from a survey of 792 local and 620 expatriate academics, this paper assesses the effects of inclusive management on job engagement and stress among the two groups. Findings The results show that one type of inclusive management, empowering management (identity-blind), has a favorable influence on job engagement and stress in both subsamples. The other type, English management communication (identity-conscious), increases stress for local academics but has no effect on the expatriates. These findings are useful for theory development in relation to employee inclusion in international organizations. Originality/value The authors have little knowledge about how inclusive management functions in international organizations. Testing the effect of identity-blind and identity-conscious inclusive management practices among two different groups of local and expatriate academics provides new insight to this area. In particular, the use of English management communication provides new knowledge on the integration of majority and minority groups in international organizations.

Hurricane Impact on Emergency Services and Use of Telehealth to Support Prehospital Care

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-43
Author(s):  
David M. French ◽  
Greg A. Hall ◽  
Todd McGeorge ◽  
Michael Haschker ◽  
Joseph G. Brazeal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Prehospital Care ◽  
Storm Duration ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
Hurricane Impact ◽  
State And Local ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACTThe impact of hurricanes on emergency services is well-known. Recent history demonstrates the need for prehospital and emergency department coordination to serve communities during evacuation, storm duration, and cleanup. The use of telehealth applications may enhance this coordination while lessening the impact on health-care systems. These applications can address triage, stabilization, and diversion and may be provided in collaboration with state and local emergency management operations through various shelters, as well as during other emergency medical responses.

Assessing the benefits of organized voluntary emergency services

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 298-313 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriel Bachner ◽  
Sebastian Seebauer ◽  
Clemens Pfurtscheller ◽  
Anja Brucker
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Emergency Service ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Emergency Managers ◽  
Public Resources ◽  
Analyze Case ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to reveal the benefits of organized voluntary emergency services (OVES) in the case of flood events, since such information is mostly not available, but needed to analyze the total effects of disasters and respective responses. Moreover, the efficient allocation of scarce public resources for emergency and risk management should be based on empirical data. Design/methodology/approach – Based on a qualitative framework describing the benefits of OVES, the authors develop different tools for monetizing tangible as well as intangible benefits and apply them for case studies in Austria. Findings – The benefits of volunteer efforts for emergency management cannot be monetized easily, since they are often of intangible character. Nevertheless, we show that the benefits of OVES could be substantial. Research limitations/implications – As the authors analyze case studies, the results cannot be directly transferred to other regions, but illustrate the empirical dimension of the benefits of OVES. Further research should be undertaken to assess the benefits of avoided losses by OVES using single-object data. Practical implications – Since many emergency service institutions are involved during/after natural hazards, data availability and exchange should be improved. Objective decisions for investment in emergency services should be based on data of recent hazard events and case studies. Originality/value – The paper develops a toolbox to evaluate the benefits of OVES and is thus highly valuable for emergency managers, which are responsible for deploying volunteers and non-volunteers in emergency management.

scholarly journals An evaluation of a precollege program on college success

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Merilee A. Krueger
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Methods Research ◽  
College Success ◽  
Placement Test ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Act Scores ◽  
Theoretical Frameworks ◽  
High School Grades ◽  
Combining Data ◽  
Effective Program ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of a precollege 07 program at Missouri University of Science and Technology known as Hit the Ground Running (HGR). It used a convergent mixed-methods research design, combining data from semi-structured interviews with HGR participants and institutional data on previous HGR participants (e.g., high school grades, ACT scores, math placement test scores, enrollment dates, graduation term). It was based on the theoretical frameworks of Vygotsky (1978) and Bandura (1997). Bandura proposes that self-efficacy is an important factor for college success. Vygotsky suggests that effective learning requires social interaction. While the study did not provide a comparison group, the quantitative data suggest that HGR is an effective program in term of graduation rate and retention. It also found that the primary reasons listed as to why HGR was helpful were that it facilitated the formation of friendship and increased their sense of preparedness, thus selfefficacy in college.

Emergency management logistics must become emergency supply chain management

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard R. Young, PhD, FCILT ◽  
Matthew R. Peterson, MBA, CSCP, SCOR-P
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Resource Management ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Effective Response ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Scor Model ◽  
Management Functions ◽  
Emergency Supply

Much has been written about how emergency management (EM) needs to look to the future regarding issues of resource management (monetary, human, and material). Constraints on budgets are ongoing and the staffing of emergency response activities is often difficult because volunteers have little to no training. The management of material resources has also been a challenge because 1) the categories of material vary by the type of emergency, 2) the necessary quantities of material are often not located near the ultimate point of need, and 3) the transportation assets are rarely available in the form and quantity required to allow timely and effective response. The logistics and resource management functions of EM (what we refer to as EM logistics) have been largely reactive, with little to no pre-event planning for potential demand. We applied the Supply Chain Operational Reference (SCOR) model to EM logistics in an effort to transform it to an integrated and scalable system of physical, information, and financial flows into which are woven the functions of sourcing, making, delivering, and returning, with an overarching planning function that transcends the organizational boundaries of participants. The result is emergency supply chain management, which embraces many more participants who share in a larger quantity of more useful information about the resources that need to be deployed when responding to and recovering from emergency events.

scholarly journals (A124a) Developing Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Performance Measures

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s35-s36
Author(s):  
D. Markenson ◽  
M. Reilly
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Performance Measures ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Pediatric Emergency ◽  
Quantitative Methodology ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
Traditional Health Care ◽  
Management Functions

BackgroundThe most obvious deficiency in the current evaluation of disaster response is the lack of objective, quantifiable measures of performance. This frequently leads to assessments that are highly subjective depending on the evaluator, does not provide those who are planning with targets to achieve, and does not allow for measures that they have improved their preparedness. The goal of this research project is to offer recommendations for government agencies at the federal, regional, and local levels, public health departments, and health care institutions to aid in the development of pediatric emergency management performance measures.InterventionsThe goal was achieved through the application of traditional quality principles to the assessment of emergency management efforts and to the use of innovative analytic methodologies to develop comprehensive approaches to performance measurement in emergency management.Discussion and ObservationsWhen one discusses performance measures, it is important to remember that these are metrics we use to improve the quality of care. With regard to emergency management, performance measures are used to increase capacity and efficiency. A classic approach to health care performance measures is to discuss them with regard to the domains of structure, process, and outcome. Recently, in addition to these domains, volume has also become an important predictor of clinical outcomes. Although we believe that these domains can be applied to emergency management functions and the development of performance measures for disasters, there are some fundamental differences when compared with their use in development and categorization of traditional health care metrics which have been built in to our modification of these domains to emergency preparedness. This approach, quantitative methodology and consensus development process, when applied, will significantly advance pediatric preparedness. Ultimately, these pediatric specific measures must exist and be used to assess current levels of performance and guide resource allocation and targeted improvement efforts.

Dissemination as success: Local emergency management communication practices

2009 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 449-451 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shari R. Veil ◽  
Robert S. Littlefield ◽  
Katherine E. Rowan
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Management Communication ◽  
Communication Practices
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