The Influence of Collaborative Partnerships on Private Sector Preparedness and Continuity Planning

Dunaway W. Michael and Shaw Gregory L.
Additional contact information
Dunaway W. Michael: George Washington University
Shaw Gregory L.: George Washington University

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 2010, vol. 7, issue 1, 19

Abstract: This study surveyed 145 private sector organizations to identify factors that motivate business and non-profits to adopt measures for emergency preparedness and continuity of operations planning. Consistent with previous research and anecdotal evidence, it identified the size and capability of the organization and previous disaster experience as principal motivators. It further identified that participation in a collaborative partnership had as strong a correlation with motivation to prepare as did the other two factors. This finding points the way for further research into policies and initiatives that could have a positive impact on preparedness in the private sector with implications for building resilience at the community and regional levels.

Keywords: private sector; preparedness; resilience; continuity of operations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Downloads: (external link)
https://doi.org/10.2202/1547-7355.1690 (text/html)
For access to full text, subscription to the journal or payment for the individual article is required.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:bpj:johsem:v:7:y:2010:i:1:p:19:n:22

Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from
https://www.degruyter.com/journal/key/jhsem/html

DOI: 10.2202/1547-7355.1690

Access Statistics for this article

Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management is currently edited by Irmak Renda-Tanali

More articles in Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management from De Gruyter
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Peter Golla ().