Citation

Urby H, McEntire DA. J. Emerg. Manag. 2015; 13(1): 37-51.

Affiliation

Department of Public Administration, Emergency Administration and Planning Program (EADP), University of North Texas, Denton, Texas.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Weston Medical Publishing)

DOI

10.5055/jem.2015.0216

PMID

25779898

Abstract

This article discusses the influence of management theory, some principles of leadership, four strategic management considerations, that are applied to emergency management, allow emergency managers to transform their followers, organizations, and communities at large. The authors argue that in the past there has been little recognition of the value, or application, of these three areas of emphasis in the disaster profession. Using more of these principles, emergency managers may transform into transformational change agents who make a difference in their followers' lives, who themselves transform other people and improve emergency management.

Language: en