TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1995//
TI  - Coordination in a Governmental Disaster Mega-Organization
JO  - International journal of mass emergencies and disasters
A1  - Denis, H.
SP  - 25
EP  - 43
VL  - 13
IS  - 1
N2  - Disasters, natural or technological, involve an interorganizational response that can take a structural form called the disaster mega-organization (DMO). The discussion will show how this concept is related to others in the field, and how the DMO coordination can be problematic, as illustrated by a PCB fire in Quebec, Canada. This case study also demonstrates that coordination is negotiated by those who must respond to a disaster. Finally, the mega-organization in a used-tire dump fire, also in Quebec, two years later, shows that there can be organizational learning and organizational changes in the DMO.<p />
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SN  - 0280-7270
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -