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Leadership of Mayors and Governors during Crises: A Systematic Review on Tasks and Effectiveness
Author(s) -
Jong Wouter,
Dückers Michel L. A.,
Velden Peter G.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of contingencies and crisis management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.007
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1468-5973
pISSN - 0966-0879
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5973.12091
Subject(s) - meaning (existential) , empirical research , public relations , hurricane katrina , minor (academic) , political science , psychology , sociology , law , epistemology , natural disaster , philosophy , physics , meteorology , psychotherapist
The aim of this article is to provide a systematic review of peer‐reviewed literature on leadership tasks and effectiveness of mayors and governors during drastic collective events. A total of 34 peer‐reviewed articles met our criteria. They were analysed using the theoretical framework by B oin on leadership tasks, i.e., sense making, decision making, meaning making, terminating, and learning. Studies ranged from minor incidents like local riots, to the events of 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. The material turned out to be dominated by Western and A merican studies. Because of limitations in the empirical and knowledge base of the studies, it is difficult to draw general conclusions on what is supposed to be effective leadership by mayors and/or governors in these circumstances.