Premium
The Role of Nonprofits in Disaster Response: An Expanded Model of Cross‐Sector Collaboration
Author(s) -
Simo Gloria,
Bies Angela L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
public administration review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.721
H-Index - 139
eISSN - 1540-6210
pISSN - 0033-3352
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00821.x
Subject(s) - disaster response , prosocial behavior , nonprofit sector , emergency management , collaborative model , emergency response , public relations , business , political science , public administration , psychology , social psychology , law , medicine , linguistics , philosophy , medical emergency
In this study, nonprofit involvement in cross‐sector collaborative efforts for post‐Katrina and Rita relief, recovery, and rebuilding are examined. Using Bryson, Crosby, and Stone’s model as a framework, the collaborative and intermediary roles played by nonprofits in three affected areas, New Orleans, southwest Louisiana, and central Texas, are analyzed. Extensions of the model are introduced to include aspects of organizational capacity and individual and prosocial behaviors resultant of cross‐sector collaboration during extreme events. Implications of the findings for nonprofit practice and policy as well as future research in emergency management are discussed.