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Organizing the war on terrorism.
Abstract
The network of public agencies, private firms, nonprofit organizations, ad hoc groups, & individual volunteers that deals with natural & technological hazards & disasters did a remarkable job of responding to & helping us recover from the Sept 11th attacks. That national emergency management network, along with the national security & law enforcement networks, provides a foundation for our war on terrorism, helps us mitigate the hazard of terrorism, & improves our preparedness for future violence. However, coordinating the efforts of the networks will be a real challenge for the director of homeland security & his or her state & local counterparts. Coordination will necessitate using legal authority to assure compliance, economic & other incentives to encourage compliance, formal partnerships to encourage collaboration, informal understandings to encourage cooperation, & personal encouragement to influence appropriate action. A top-down, command-&-control approach to the war on terrorism, such as the proposed Dept of Homeland Security is intended to provide, may be counterproductive.
Journal
(2002)
vol62
nos1
pages145-153
Categories
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Managing External Relations
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Other Inter-organizational relationships
