Data model development for fire related extreme events: An activity theory approach

MIS Quarterly: Management Information Systems

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 125-147

  Chen, Rui ^a   Sharman, Raj ^b   Rao, H Raghav ^b,c   Upadhyaya, Shambhu J ^d  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Sogang University   (South Korea)

^d State University of New York   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Data model; Design science; Extreme events

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY COEFFICIENTS; DATA STRUCTURES; EMERGENCY SERVICES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

ACTIVITY THEORY; DESIGN SCIENCE; EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS; EXTREME EVENTS; INFORMATION INTEROPERABILITY; INFORMATION SHARING; REQUEST FOR COMMENTS;

INTEROPERABILITY;

EID: 84873953459     PISSN: 02767783     EISSN: 21629730     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.25300/MISQ/2013/37.1.06     Document Type: Article

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