Interorganizational Relations for Disaster Preparedness

在日常作战期间，关于应急准备的研究很少。大多数研究集中于灾后的即时反应，但灾前联系模式对理解反应行动很重要。需要进行研究，准确描述通常建立的跨职能领域的多组织社区备灾网络，如搜索和救援、食品供应、医疗用品库存、公共住所、动员志愿者和其他应急人员。本研究的目的是通过加深和细化对组织如何协同工作的理解来加强灾害准备。该研究将检查密苏里州圣路易斯准备网络中产生组织间关系模式的潜在过程，该地区面临包括地震在内的多种灾害的风险。这项研究的经验重点将放在谈判制度上，这种制度是若干组织为满足灾害受害者的需要而界定资源和责任的基础。这项研究对受到自然灾害威胁的美国大城市地区具有启示意义。

There is very little research on emergency preparedness during periods of routine operations. Most studies concentrate on the immediate response during post-impact disaster periods but pre-event linkage patterns are important for understanding response actions. Research is needed that accurately describes the normally established multiorganizational networks of community preparedness across functional areas such as search and rescue, food provision, medical supply stockpiles, public shelters, and mobilization of volunteers in conjunction with other emergency personnel. The goal of this research is to strengthen disaster preparedness by deepening and refining the understanding of how organization work together. The study will examine the underlying processes producing the patterns of interorganizational relations in the preparedness network of St. Louis, Missouri, an area which is at risk to many types of hazards including earthquakes. The empirical focus of the study will be on the system of negotiations that underlie the definitions of resources and responsibilities among a sample of organizations for meeting the needs of disaster victims. The study has implications for large urban areas in the U.S. threatened by natural hazards.