Expectation of connectedness and cell phone use in crisis

International Journal of Emergency Management

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 124-136

  Sheetz, Steven D ^a   Kavanaugh, Andrea ^b   Quek, Francis ^b   Kim, B Joon ^c   Lu, Szu Chia ^b  

^a PAMPLIN COLLEGE OF BUSINESS   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY PURDUE UNIVERSITY FORT WAYNE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cell phone technology; Emergency communication; Qualitative; Structured interview

Indexed keywords

CIVIL DEFENSE; MEDICINE;

CELL PHONE; CELL PHONE SERVICE; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION; INFORMATION COMMUNICATION; QUALITATIVE; REACHABILITY PROBLEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

CELLULAR TELEPHONES;

ARTICLE; EMERGENCY; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; ONLINE SYSTEM; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION;

EID: 77953987010     PISSN: 14714825     EISSN: 17415071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEM.2010.033652     Document Type: Article

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