Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations

Urrea, Gloria; Pedraza‐Martinez, Alfonso J.

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-91509-8_2

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“…To overcome the individual weaknesses mentioned in Table 1 and to increase the efficiency of individuals’ actions, the following aspects could be listed: providing pre-disaster networks; training; robust organisation (defining tasks and overarching management); providing formal responders and pre-trained volunteers (intermediate group); increasing individual satisfaction (e.g. social interaction and recognition); increasing awareness concerning negative outcomes of individuals’ actions; and engaging the media proactively (Fernandez et al , 2006; Holguín-Veras et al , 2014; Urrea and Pedraza-Martinez, 2019). …”

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“…To overcome the individual weaknesses mentioned in Table 1 and to increase the efficiency of individuals' actions, the following aspects could be listed: engaging the media proactively (Fernandez et al, 2006;Holguín-Veras et al, 2014;Urrea and Pedraza-Martinez, 2019).…”

Section: Humanitarian Supply Chain Operationmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It follows this strategy for two main reasons: 1 lack of expectation that public trust will be restored in a short time; and 2 many potential individuals are considered indispensable for upcoming events unless public trust can be restored. Urrea and Pedraza-Martinez (2019). Furthermore, although there is a difference between the terms logistic and supply chain (Overstreet et al, 2011), these terms are used interchangeably in this research study.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Individual as a term in this research study takes on the total or partial meaning of several terms used by other experts, such as spontaneous volunteers, informal volunteers, unaffiliated volunteers, private donors or ordinary citizens. Additionally, this research study considers operations by individuals during the response and recovery phases, considering all individuals’ roles (cash, time and in-kind) categorised by Urrea and Pedraza-Martinez (2019). Furthermore, although there is a difference between the terms logistic and supply chain (Overstreet et al , 2011), these terms are used interchangeably in this research study.…”

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Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

Hosseini¹,

Mohammadi²,

Amirbagheri³

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Purpose The main objective of this study is to consider how to benefit efficiently from the significant potential of humanitarian operations by individuals. For this purpose, this study aims to assess failure factors in humanitarian supply chain operations after the Kermanshah earthquake considering the role of all parties, focusing on individuals who did not wish to work with formal organisations on the whole. In the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake, which occurred on 12 November 2017, improvised groups of Iranian civilians from all over the country played an important role in humanitarian supply chain operations as individuals. Although most of these groups sincerely intended to help the affected society, victims could not benefit properly from these significant potential humanitarian actions. On the contrary, these potential actions caused some issues during humanitarian operations, such as blocking roads, inappropriate last-mile distribution, wasting resources and so on. Design/methodology/approach This research study considers mixed methods, including an on-site survey, semi-structured interviewing and a questionnaire designed for statistical analyses. The analysis included 140 responses to the questionnaire, semi-structured interviews with 32 affected families, interviews with 5 emergency managers from the Housing Foundation of the Islamic Republic of Iran and on-site survey reports. Findings This study presents a framework for humanitarian supply chain management to deal with future disasters in the same area or areas with similar characteristics to the case study. In general, the results of this study demonstrate that the nature of humanitarian supply chain operations makes it impossible to consider that these operations are free of challenges. However, several influential factors, such as training humanitarian actors and integrated management, might considerably increase the efficiency of humanitarian operations by individuals. Originality/value This study highlights the influential factors of inappropriate humanitarian operations by individuals, derived from an analysis of the Kermanshah case and literature review. The authors suggest a framework to benefit from the significant potential of individuals with wide-ranging experiences and proficiency, for future cases similar to the case study.

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“…Studies have also discussed that while there exist multiple sources to support the disaster relief victims (Urrea and Pedraza-Martinez, 2019; Yadav and Barve, 2018; Burkart et al , 2016), there exists an underlying issue of sustainability in most of the operations. Sustainability in its traditional form is often studied with three classifications: social, economic and the environment, which is studied mostly in the context of a commercial supply chain (Santoyo-Castelazo and Azapagic, 2014; Rasul and Thapa, 2004).…”

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Social and financial aid for disaster relief operations using CSR and crowdfunding

Behl

Dutta

2019

BIJ

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the interlinkages between corporate social responsibility (CSR) and crowdfunding in the context of disaster relief operations (DRO). It intends to explore how information quality moderates the relationship of CSR and crowdfunding to achieve financial and social stability. The study also controls variables such as type of disaster, size of the firm and sector to which the firms belong while drawing implications. Design/methodology/approach The study collects empirical data in an Indian context through a structured questionnaire. The respondents belong to organizations which made a financial contribution toward DRO during the past decade (2008–2018). The sample size for data analysis is 232 responses belonging to different industries like plastic, chemical, textile and apparel, automotive parts and electronics, and construction. The study employs partial least squares structural equation modeling for testing the hypothesis. Findings Results indicate a positive effect of CSR activities on donation-based crowdfunding to achieve financial and social normalcy in a DRO. CSR can thus be used as an alternate way to support DRO. Results also reveal that quality of information positively impacts the relationship between crowdfunding and social aid as well as financial aid offered to the victims of the disasters. It is further observed that the type of disaster accounts for the inflow and frequency of funds made by companies as a part of their CSR activities. Research limitations/implications The study restricts its analysis to CSR contributions made by Indian firms for DRO in an Indian context. While the study is centered in an Indian context, it holds strong implications by offering guidelines and framework for integrating funds of the government, CSR contributions of companies and donations made by citizens. The outcome also provokes thoughts on testing the results with multiple disasters across the globe in order to validate the findings and possibly extend them. Originality/value The approach of the study holds a unique slot in understanding concepts relating to CSR, crowdfunding and information science literature in the context of DRO. The study offers unique contribution in making the readers aware how CSR funds, when guided through a donation-based crowdfunding platform can help achieve social and financial aid for the victims of natural disaster.

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Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations

Cited by 4 publications

References 57 publications

Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

Assessing humanitarian supply chain operations in the aftermath of the Kermanshah earthquake

Social and financial aid for disaster relief operations using CSR and crowdfunding

Enabling artificial intelligence on a donation-based crowdfunding platform: a theoretical approach

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