TY - GEN
T1 - Coordination and its ICT support in crisis response
T2 - 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2008, HICSS
AU - Gonzalez, Rafael A.
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Coordinating the response of multiple agencies during a large-scale crises is a challenge. Using the information-processing view of coordination, a case study is presented in which dependencies, coordination mechanisms, coordination approaches, and supporting information and communication technologies (ICTs) are explored in crisis response exercises. The findings suggest that although current practices and ICT support favor coordination standards and hierarchy, emergent coordination, which is also present, is not adequately addressed and there is opportunity for improvement.
AB - Coordinating the response of multiple agencies during a large-scale crises is a challenge. Using the information-processing view of coordination, a case study is presented in which dependencies, coordination mechanisms, coordination approaches, and supporting information and communication technologies (ICTs) are explored in crisis response exercises. The findings suggest that although current practices and ICT support favor coordination standards and hierarchy, emergent coordination, which is also present, is not adequately addressed and there is opportunity for improvement.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=51449105968&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/HICSS.2008.104
DO - 10.1109/HICSS.2008.104
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51449105968
SN - 0769530753
SN - 9780769530758
T3 - Proceedings of the Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
BT - Proceedings of the 41st Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences 2008, HICSS
Y2 - 7 January 2008 through 10 January 2008
ER -