Preparedness Clusters: A Research Note on the Disaster Readiness of Community-Based Organizations

Previous research has found that disaster preparedness practices can be theoretically grouped into eight dimensions of preparedness. In this research note, the author utilizes factor analysis to expand Sutton and Tierney's literature review with empirical data gathered from ninety-three communi...

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Published inSociological perspectives Vol. 55; no. 2; pp. 383 - 393
Main Author Austin, Duke W.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA University of California Press 01.07.2012
SAGE Publications
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Cluster analysis
Community
Community associations
Community organization
Community Organizations
Disaster Preparedness
Disasters
Eigenvalues
Emergency management
Emergency preparedness
Empirical research
Factor Analysis
Literature Reviews
Names
Natural disasters
Nonprofit organizations
Research Note
Risk management
Staffing
Statistical variance
disaster preparation
factor analysis
community-based organizations
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Summary:Previous research has found that disaster preparedness practices can be theoretically grouped into eight dimensions of preparedness. In this research note, the author utilizes factor analysis to expand Sutton and Tierney's literature review with empirical data gathered from ninety-three community-based organizations (CBOs). The author concludes that the dimensions of preparedness do not form unique clusters. Instead, the author has identified seven new preparedness clusters, which can serve important purposes in advancing the disaster preparedness of community-based organizations.
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ISSN:0731-1214
1533-8673
DOI:10.1525/sop.2012.55.2.383