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AN INTERORCANIZATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
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| Authors: | David Sink |
| Institution: | LAVID SINK is an Associate Frofessor in the Urban Studies Department at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He has recently completed a study on intergovernmental emergency management among hurricane-prone gulf coast jurisdictions. |
| Abstract: | Using an open-systems model, this article discusses performance in civil defense agencies as a function of crucial environmental variables. These, in turn, are conceptualized in predicting uncertainty and dependency. Such analysis helps managers and scholars pinpoint the constraints on goal achievement. Case studies illustrate the uncertainties and dependencies induced. The model and examples, in turn, facilitate discussion of conditions affecting organizational effectiveness. |
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