From common operating picture to situational awareness

Danielsson, Erna; Alvinius, Aida; Larsson, Gerry

doi:10.1504/ijem.2014.061659

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“…The current study took an approach loosely based on grounded theory (Glaser & Strauss, ) and used a questionnaire and follow‐up emails and telephone calls with emergency managers, planners, town directors, emergency service personnel, IT managers, logistics managers, incident commanders and training coordinators. This was similar to the approach used by Danielsson, Alvinius, and Larsson () in their study of the formation of a common operating picture during collaborative response to crisis situations. Grounded theory is not perfect, but it does provide an accepted basis for dealing with qualitative data.…”

Section: Assessing User Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 59%

Factors Influencing the Selection of Decision Support Systems for Emergency Management: An Empirical Analysis of Current Use and User Preferences

Little

Manzanares

Wallace

2015

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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Computer-aided decision support systems can be valuable tools in crisis response and preparedness training for emergency management professionals.However,to realize their full value, these tools must be designed with the needs of a broad range of potential users in mind. This paper describes preliminary research to determine how decision support systems are used by emergency managers and other officials as well as specific user needs for decision support in the planning,response and recovery from natural hazards and other extreme events. It seeks to identify which attributes of these systems are most desired by emergency management practitioners, the benefits and drawbacks as perceived by both users and non-users of the systems and areas where improvements are desired.

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Section: Assessing User Requirementsmentioning

confidence: 59%

Factors Influencing the Selection of Decision Support Systems for Emergency Management: An Empirical Analysis of Current Use and User Preferences

Little

Manzanares

Wallace

2015

Contingencies & Crisis Mgmt

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“…Hierarchical ranking is decided by grade and acquired level of expertise, and provides a clear indication of organizational position for each individual. Like-minded people are trained in creating a common sense of solidarity, which separates the group from others in the environment [22,23]. On the other hand, boundary spanners experience increased internal conflict in that they are part of the strong solidarity of their own organization while they must also nurture contacts and their interests outside of the organization.…”

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“…In difficult situations, the opportunity to monitor the perimeters of the organization is reduced, and one way to manage this is through well-trained boundary spanners [2]. Their ability to quickly form an impression of the operational picture at the scene, convey information for better decision-making and communicate between uniformed organizations which speak 'different' organizational languages has led to a more favorable result according to Danielsson et al [22,23]. While those who act from a distance are naturally bound by predetermined organizational routines and regulations, as human actors they will always act as half organization and half individual.…”

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Applying the Organizational Centaur Theory on Boundary Spanners in Demanding Situations

Alvinius¹,

Larsson²

2018

Crisis Management - Theory and Practice

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The aim of the present study was to compare the existing conceptualization of the dual nature of organizational centaurs to discover what could be found in an investigation of organizational contexts characterized by risky and life-threatening situations. The study design involved a two-step procedure. The first step was inductive in character and followed the guidelines of grounded theory regarding selection of the participants in the study (further called informants, N = 71), data collection and initial analysis. The second step consisted of an attempt to compare this conceptual model to the existing ideal-typical descriptions of the organizational centaur concept. Managing crisis, disasters and other uncertainties as a boundary spanner can be understood in terms of a typology differentiated at the organizational and individual levels. The organizational part defines the prevailing conditions in uniformed, greedy organizations for boundary spanners who contribute to the organization's foundation of competence and behavior, and also outlines the limitations this may entail. The individual part focuses on the human such as no room for mistakes and the management of asymmetrical collaborations. It was concluded that the special case of severely demanding conditions added new insights into the organizational centaur framework.

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“…aviation (Endsley,1995b;Hauland, 2008;Jeannot et al, 2003), command and control (Gorman et al, 2006;Salmon et al, 2006;Artman 1999), emergency management (Danielsson & Larsson, 2014), Breathing Apparatus rescue teams (Fogel et al, 2004), and the cyber arena (Jajodia et al, 2010;Cooke et al, 2013).…”

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Assessing Shared Strategic Understanding

Berggren¹

2016

Linköping Studies in Arts and Sciences

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Cover illustration © Eric Palmquist/Bildupphovsrätt 2016 Tous pour un, un pour tous Les trois mousquetaires (1844) by Alexandre DumasPå ärans och hjältarnas språk:En för alla, och alla för en. AbstractThis thesis describes the development of an instrument for assessing shared understanding in teams. The purpose was to develop an instrument that would be usable, understandable, objective, flexible and self-explanatory. Teams working in naturalistic settings are expected to have a shared understanding of common goals and how to achieve these. The problem investigated in this thesis is that current techniques and instruments for assessing shared understanding in teams generally suffer from one or more of the following drawbacks, namely that they are expensive, difficult to use, time-consuming, requiring expertise, and are often based on subjective perceptions. Departing from existing theory in team cognition techniques and theories, the research questions posed in this thesis are: 1) How can shared understanding be measured without the disadvantages of existing methods? 2) How can shared understanding be assessed without the bias of self-ratings and/or assessments by experts/observers? 3) Can team performance be better understood by the outcomes of an instrument that measures shared understanding?These research questions are answered through six studies that are presented in this thesis. Over the six studies an instrument was iterated and subsequently developed, called the shared priorities instrument. When using this instrument, team members are instructed to generate items and rank these in order of importance. By comparing these rank orders from different participants, a team measure of shared understanding can be calculated. The advantages of this instrument compared to earlier measures are that it is less expensive, easier to use, less time-consuming, does not require subject matter expertise, and that the instrument is distanced from subjective perceptions.Furthermore, the final study provides results where outcomes from the shared priorities instrument correlate with performance, supporting earlier research connecting shared understanding in teams with team performance. A structural equation model, a result of the final study, shows that the instrument is both valid and reliable.

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From common operating picture to situational awareness

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Factors Influencing the Selection of Decision Support Systems for Emergency Management: An Empirical Analysis of Current Use and User Preferences

Factors Influencing the Selection of Decision Support Systems for Emergency Management: An Empirical Analysis of Current Use and User Preferences

Applying the Organizational Centaur Theory on Boundary Spanners in Demanding Situations

Assessing Shared Strategic Understanding

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