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THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL CONVERGENCE, INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION, AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST ON NETWORK FORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

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2011
Abstract/Description:
With the increase of severity and scope of disasters, collaborative networks have become the main tool to tackle with complex emergencies. Networks, however, are mostly effective to the extent they are maintained over time. This study analyzes whether organizational goal convergence, information-communication technology utilization, and inter-organizational trust impacts network sustainability. The main research questions of the study are: (1) How are organizational goals, technical/technological capacity of organizations, and trust among organizations of a network are related to the sustainability of collaborative network relationships? (2) Which of the above-mentioned factors plays the most significant role in affecting network sustainability? Covering the context of emergency management system in the United States, this study utilized a self-administered survey that was electronically distributed to county emergency managers across the country. The data consisting of 534 complete responses was analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Inc. software's PASW (Predictive Analytics SoftWare) Statistics version 18.0 and transferred to Amos 18.0 software for structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. The findings suggest that organizational goal convergence, information-communication technology utilization, and inter-organizational trust have positive and statistically significant relationships with network sustainability; and, inter-organizational trust is the strongest factor followed by information-communication technology utilization and organizational goal convergence. The study contributes to the literature on network sustainability with specific suggestions for emergency management practitioners.
Title: THE IMPACT OF ORGANIZATIONAL GOAL CONVERGENCE, INFORMATION-COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY UTILIZATION, AND INTER-ORGANIZATIONAL TRUST ON NETWORK FORMATION AND SUSTAINABILITY: THE CASE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Name(s): Garayev, Vener, Author
Kapucu, Naim, Committee Chair
University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor
Type of Resource: text
Date Issued: 2011
Publisher: University of Central Florida
Language(s): English
Abstract/Description: With the increase of severity and scope of disasters, collaborative networks have become the main tool to tackle with complex emergencies. Networks, however, are mostly effective to the extent they are maintained over time. This study analyzes whether organizational goal convergence, information-communication technology utilization, and inter-organizational trust impacts network sustainability. The main research questions of the study are: (1) How are organizational goals, technical/technological capacity of organizations, and trust among organizations of a network are related to the sustainability of collaborative network relationships? (2) Which of the above-mentioned factors plays the most significant role in affecting network sustainability? Covering the context of emergency management system in the United States, this study utilized a self-administered survey that was electronically distributed to county emergency managers across the country. The data consisting of 534 complete responses was analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Inc. software's PASW (Predictive Analytics SoftWare) Statistics version 18.0 and transferred to Amos 18.0 software for structural equation modeling (SEM) analysis. The findings suggest that organizational goal convergence, information-communication technology utilization, and inter-organizational trust have positive and statistically significant relationships with network sustainability; and, inter-organizational trust is the strongest factor followed by information-communication technology utilization and organizational goal convergence. The study contributes to the literature on network sustainability with specific suggestions for emergency management practitioners.
Identifier: CFE0003920 (IID), ucf:48738 (fedora)
Note(s): 2011-08-01
Ph.D.
Health and Public Affairs, Department of Public Administration
Doctorate
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Subject(s): Emergency management
network sustainability
structural equation modeling
information-communication technology
trust
Persistent Link to This Record: http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003920
Restrictions on Access: public
Host Institution: UCF

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