Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads
This article assesses factors that affect the ability of local fire branch heads in Taiwan to mobilize volunteer organizations in local emergency responses. Data from a survey of local fire branch heads in Taiwan is analyzed by using an OLS model to test three hypotheses regarding the relationship b...
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| description | This article assesses factors that affect the ability of local fire branch heads in Taiwan to mobilize volunteer organizations in local emergency responses. Data from a survey of local fire branch heads in Taiwan is analyzed by using an OLS model to test three hypotheses regarding the relationship between the dependent variable, perceived ability to mobilize volunteer organizations in emergency response, and three explanatory variables: organizational capacity, quality of communication, and the quality of citizen engagement ex-ante to emergency response. The model indicates a positive relationship between the ability to mobilize volunteer organizations in emergency response, the quality of communications, and the quality of citizen engagement in preparedness. The research suggests that local fire branch heads and volunteer organizations should begin the process of emergency response mobilization in the preparedness stage. The quality of the citizen engagement in preparedness stages should increase the ability of local fire branch managers to mobilize external resources in emergency response. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1dba521cdd7e457ba7162d67be0e15382022-12-22T01:36:58ZengWorld Association for Triple Helix and Future Strategy StudiesJournal of Contemporary Eastern Asia2383-94492020-10-01142455510.17477/jcea.2015.14.2.045Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch HeadsWei-Ning Wu0Ssu-Ming Chang1Brian K. Collins2Assistant Professor, Institute of Public Affairs Management, National Sun Yat-Sen UniversityProfessor, Department of Public Administration and Policy, Dean of International Affairs, National Taipei UniversityAssociate Professor, Department of Public Administration, University of North TexasThis article assesses factors that affect the ability of local fire branch heads in Taiwan to mobilize volunteer organizations in local emergency responses. Data from a survey of local fire branch heads in Taiwan is analyzed by using an OLS model to test three hypotheses regarding the relationship between the dependent variable, perceived ability to mobilize volunteer organizations in emergency response, and three explanatory variables: organizational capacity, quality of communication, and the quality of citizen engagement ex-ante to emergency response. The model indicates a positive relationship between the ability to mobilize volunteer organizations in emergency response, the quality of communications, and the quality of citizen engagement in preparedness. The research suggests that local fire branch heads and volunteer organizations should begin the process of emergency response mobilization in the preparedness stage. The quality of the citizen engagement in preparedness stages should increase the ability of local fire branch managers to mobilize external resources in emergency response.http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201507639685175.pdfvoluntary organizationcitizen engagementcommunication and information deliverytaiwan |
| spellingShingle | Wei-Ning Wu Ssu-Ming Chang Brian K. Collins Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads Journal of Contemporary Eastern Asia voluntary organization citizen engagement communication and information delivery taiwan |
| title | Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads |
| title_full | Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads |
| title_fullStr | Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads |
| title_short | Mobilizing Voluntary Organizations in Taiwanese Emergency Response: Citizen Engagement and Local Fire Branch Heads |
| title_sort | mobilizing voluntary organizations in taiwanese emergency response citizen engagement and local fire branch heads |
| topic | voluntary organization citizen engagement communication and information delivery taiwan |
| url | http://koreascience.or.kr/article/JAKO201507639685175.pdf |
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