US circular versus Korean angular emergency management cultures

This study aimed to explore uncommon alternatives or fresh ideas in emergency management by comparing the US and Korean emergency management cultures. Qualitative content analysis was used as the major methodology in the comparison, which considered five factors common to the two nations: ideology,...

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Published inInternational social science journal Vol. 72; no. 243; pp. 57 - 71
Main Author Ha, Kyoo‐Man
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Paris Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.03.2022
EditionEnglish edition
Subjects
Content analysis
Culture
Emergency preparedness
Management
United States > US
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Summary:This study aimed to explore uncommon alternatives or fresh ideas in emergency management by comparing the US and Korean emergency management cultures. Qualitative content analysis was used as the major methodology in the comparison, which considered five factors common to the two nations: ideology, key players, management principles, material resources, and international efforts. A key finding is that, although these two nations are far apart, each country has similarly developed its own emergency management culture. The difference is that the US circular culture emphasises diverse interests, whereas the Korean angular culture is oriented more toward its professional class. Based on the results, it is recommended that each nation improve its management culture by learning from and adopting the advantages of its counterpart. The greatest value of this research is in providing a basic mechanism for the systematic comparison of two different emergency management cultures.
ISSN:0020-8701
1468-2451
DOI:10.1111/issj.12302