Factors affecting business recovery immediately after Hurricane Katrina

Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 169-181

  Corey, Christy M ^a   Deitch, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; DISASTER RELIEF; HURRICANE KATRINA 2005; ORGANIZATIONAL FRAMEWORK; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; STORM DAMAGE;

LOUISIANA; NEW ORLEANS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960779791     PISSN: 09660879     EISSN: 14685973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5973.2011.00642.x     Document Type: Article

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