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Organizational Adaptation in Multi-Stakeholder Crisis Response: An Experimental Study

Pramanik, Roshni LU ; Ekman, Olof LU ; Hassel, Henrik LU and Tehler, Henrik LU (2015) In Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management 23(4). p.234-245
Abstract
Modern day crises demand organizations to collaborate and adapt to new roles, functions and structures. In such situations, lack of collaborative behaviour and openness between organizations can result in reduced adaptive ability. Therefore, it is important to facilitate

collaboration between organizations.We have studied the extent to which crisis managers are prepared to work with personnel and resources from organizations other than their own when responding to crises. An experiment was designed with four different organizations in Sweden, which involved decision making concerning whether the participants

systematically favoured their own organization over others. Findings indicate that increasing familiarity and... (More)
Modern day crises demand organizations to collaborate and adapt to new roles, functions and structures. In such situations, lack of collaborative behaviour and openness between organizations can result in reduced adaptive ability. Therefore, it is important to facilitate

collaboration between organizations.We have studied the extent to which crisis managers are prepared to work with personnel and resources from organizations other than their own when responding to crises. An experiment was designed with four different organizations in Sweden, which involved decision making concerning whether the participants

systematically favoured their own organization over others. Findings indicate that increasing familiarity and expectation of future cooperation with other organizations increased the likelihood that decision makers would be prepared to work with other

organizations in joint crisis management. (Less)
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interorganizational collaboration, crisis response management, collaborative behaviour, organizational adaptation.
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Popular Science
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Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management
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23
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4
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234 - 245
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1468-5973
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10.1111/1468-5973.12094
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English
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collaboration between organizations.We have studied the extent to which crisis managers are prepared to work with personnel and resources from organizations other than their own when responding to crises. An experiment was designed with four different organizations in Sweden, which involved decision making concerning whether the participants<br/><br>
systematically favoured their own organization over others. Findings indicate that increasing familiarity and expectation of future cooperation with other organizations increased the likelihood that decision makers would be prepared to work with other<br/><br>
organizations in joint crisis management.}},
  author       = {{Pramanik, Roshni and Ekman, Olof and Hassel, Henrik and Tehler, Henrik}},
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  keywords     = {{interorganizational collaboration; crisis response management; collaborative behaviour; organizational adaptation.}},
  language     = {{eng}},
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  pages        = {{234--245}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management}},
  title        = {{Organizational Adaptation in Multi-Stakeholder Crisis Response: An Experimental Study}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1468-5973.12094}},
  doi          = {{10.1111/1468-5973.12094}},
  volume       = {{23}},
  year         = {{2015}},
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