Balancing sustainability and effectiveness in emergency response: an initial exploration using content analysis

Jim Rooney; Kate Hughes

Balancing sustainability and effectiveness in emergency response: an initial exploration using content analysis

Jim Rooney, Kate Hughes

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Emergency services organisations are designed for quick response to sudden natural and manmade catastrophic events. In the light of heightened global awareness of the need for improved organisational sustainability, there is an increasing social requirement to ensure that all institutions can demonstrate an appropriate level of resource usage. In this paper, the Authors use a ‘weak’ definition of sustainability, in particular, the ‘eco-sustainability’ concept developed by Ball and Milne (2005) to examine a single case study of the State Emergency Services (SES) Australia, using Content Analysis research techniques.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	23rd ANZAM Conference 2009
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings
Editors	Nicholas Beaumont
Publisher	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management
Pages	1-22
Number of pages	22
ISBN (Print)	1863081577
Publication status	Published - 2009
Externally published	Yes
Event	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009) - Melbourne, Australia Duration: 1 Dec 2009 → 4 Dec 2009

Conference

Conference	Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009)
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne
Period	1/12/09 → 4/12/09

Keywords

accountability
environmental sustainability
volunteers
not-for-profit

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Rooney, J & Hughes, K 2009, Balancing sustainability and effectiveness in emergency response: an initial exploration using content analysis. in N Beaumont (ed.), 23rd ANZAM Conference 2009: proceedings. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, pp. 1-22, Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management Conference (23rd : 2009), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1/12/09.

Balancing sustainability and effectiveness in emergency response: an initial exploration using content analysis. / Rooney, Jim; Hughes, Kate.
23rd ANZAM Conference 2009: proceedings. ed. / Nicholas Beaumont. Australian and New Zealand Academy of Management, 2009. p. 1-22.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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