Interorganizational Coordination in Disaster Management: A Model for an Interactive Information System

本研究针对灾害不确定条件下的组织间协调问题进行研究。这项研究的主要目标是分析1987年10月1日惠蒂尔纳罗斯地震期间公共管理人员与应急责任的互动，以确定协调，从而提高应急行动的效率。这项研究解决了三个基本问题：(1)信息的内容和交换如何影响从事灾难行动的公共管理者的决策能力？(2)公共管理者需要什么样的信息来协调各自组织在灾难情况下的行动？以及(3)如何构建信息内容和交换，以最大限度地提高灾难环境中组织内部和组织之间的适应性性能？数据来源将包括对官员的采访和档案数据。

This research addresses the problem of interorganizational coordination under the uncertain conditions of disaster. The primary goal of the research is to analyze the interactions of public managers with emergency responsibilities during the October 1, 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake in order to identify coordination and thereby increase the efficiency of emergency operations. The research addresses three basic questions: (1) How do the content and exchange of information affect the decision- making capacity of public managers engaged in disaster operations? (2) What kinds of information are required by public managers to coordinate actions of their respective organizations in a disaster situation? and (3) In what ways can information content and exchange be structured to maximize adaptive performance within and between organization in a disaster environment? Sources of data will include interviews with officials and archival data.