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Toward Integrated Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning

Posted May 31, 2007 | Leadership | Cutter Benchmark Review

Many have heard examples of destroyed businesses from the World Trade Center bombings in 2001, the Indian Ocean tsunami in 2004, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and a multitude of other disasters and catastrophes. Most have seen it from afar and imagined the potential disaster such scenarios could create for their organizations. Most understand the potential for lost business revenues, lost essential assets, and the possibility that the business doors could be closed indefinitely were a disaster to hit.

About The Author
Thomas Horan
Thomas A. Horan is Associate Professor at the School of Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Horan has over 20 years' experience in studying organizational and community impacts of information technology, including leading several research studies on emergency response. He currently directs two interdisciplinary technology institutes: Claremont Information and Technology Institute (CITI) and Kay Center for E-… Read More
Benjamin Schooley
Benjamin L. Schooley is a Research Faculty member at the School of Information Systems and Technology, Claremont Graduate University. Dr. Schooley's research and professional work has addressed several substantive areas, including electronic healthcare systems, emergency management and disaster preparedness, e-commerce development and strategy, regional technology planning, and e-government deployment. His recent work on performance management… Read More
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