Network without center? : a case study of an organizational network responding to an earthquake.

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TextSeries: Natural hazards research working paper ; #100Publication details: [Boulder, Colo.] : University of Colorado, 1998Description: 13 p. : illSubject(s):

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Subject: Using material on a recent earthquake in Afghanistan as well as insights from theories of disaster management and organizational networks, this paper looks into the effects that network organizations have for disaster management. The case study suggests that in networks without a strong center the initial response may be hampered, but organizational learning for later phases may be promoted

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Using material on a recent earthquake in Afghanistan as well as insights from theories of disaster management and organizational networks, this paper looks into the effects that network organizations have for disaster management. The case study suggests that in networks without a strong center the initial response may be hampered, but organizational learning for later phases may be promoted

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