Collaborative systems development in disaster relief: The impact of multi-level governance

Information Systems Frontiers

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 9-27

  Maldonado, Edgar A ^a   Maitland, Carleen F ^a   Tapia, Andrea H ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Disaster response; Humanitarian relief; Multi level Governance

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS; DISASTER INFORMATION SYSTEM; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; DISASTER RESPONSE; HUMANITARIAN RELIEF; INFORMATION SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; INFORMATION SYSTEMS THEORY; INTER-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; KEY FACTORS; MULTI-LEVEL; MULTI-LEVEL GOVERNANCE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS; POLITICAL SCIENCE; RESOURCE CONSTRAINT; SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

DISASTER PREVENTION; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 76649136141     PISSN: 13873326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10796-009-9166-z     Document Type: Article

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