A civil contingencies agency management system for disaster aid: A theoretical model

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 412-429

  Nilsson, Sofia ^a,b   Sjöberg, Misa ^a,b   Larsson, Gerry ^a,b  

^a SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contingency planning; Disasters; International aid

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049511059     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/19348831011081886     Document Type: Article

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