Speeding Into Action: The Influence of Paramilitary Culture on Disaster Response Organizations in the 2010 Haiti Earthquake (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781541240438)

Abstract: This dissertation examines the influence of paramilitary professional cultural attributes on the speed at which disaster response organizations (DROs) recognize, respond, organize, and take action in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Three agencies are examined: the U.S. Coast Guard, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. military's Southern Command/Joint Task Force-Haiti. The 2010 Haiti earthquake is used as a case study to explore the influence of three independent variables: (1) paramilitarism; (2) career ladders (i.e., recruitment and professional development of staff); and (3) workforce autonomy. The purpose is to determine if paramilitary cultures help or hinder an agency's speed into action, thereby helping improve the disaster response organizations of the future. In the case of Haiti, it finds that the combination of thick paramilitary culture, insider career ladders, and high workforce autonomy best enabled responders' speed into action.

Author: Jeffrey D. Stern Ph. D.
ISBN-10: 154124043X
ISBN-13: 9781541240438
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2016
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.61lbs
Size: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.23d