The social preferences of local citizens and spontaneous volunteerism during disaster relief operations

Gunessee, Saileshsingh; Subramanian, Nachiappan; Roscoe, Samuel; Ramanathan, Jothibasu

doi:10.1080/00207543.2017.1414330

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“…In this study Gunessee et al (2017) argue that the role of the spontaneous volunteerism by local citizens in post-disaster relief operations has attracted limited attention from humanitarian scholars. Using archival and unstructured data retrieved from Twitter feeds generated by local citizens during the floods that hit Chennai, India, in 2015, the authors built a theoretical model to explore how social preferences motivate citizens to help during post-disaster situations beyond their own selfregarding interests.…”

Section: The Social Preferences Of Local Citizens and Spontaneous Volmentioning

confidence: 96%

Bridging humanitarian operations management and organisational theory

Gunasekaran

Dubey

Wamba

et al. 2018

International Journal of Production Research

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Section: The Social Preferences Of Local Citizens and Spontaneous Volmentioning

confidence: 96%

Bridging humanitarian operations management and organisational theory

Gunasekaran

Dubey

Wamba

et al. 2018

International Journal of Production Research

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“…The combination of the three components can help change the paradigm from government-led to citizen-led disaster response supported by the willingness of people to help (Gunessee et al 2018). Logistics and financial flows can be supported by the production of items on-site (Tatham, Loy, and Peretti 2015), thereby allowing victims to take part in their own recovery and support areas difficult to reach through traditional channels.…”

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confidence: 99%

The potential of emergent disruptive technologies for humanitarian supply chains: the integration of blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and 3D printing

Rodríguez-Espíndola

Chowdhury

Beltagui

et al. 2020

International Journal of Production Research

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The growing importance of humanitarian operations has created an imperative to overcome the complications currently recorded in the field. Challenges such as delays, congestion, poor communication and lack of accountability may represent opportunities to test the reported advantages of emergent disruptive technologies. Meanwhile, the literature on humanitarian supply chains looks at isolated applications of technology and lacks a framework for understanding challenges and solutions, a gap that this article aims to fill. Using a case study based on the flood of Tabasco of 2007 in Mexico, this research identifies solutions based on the use of emergent disruptive technologies. Furthermore, this article argues that the integration of different technologies is essential to deliver real benefits to the humanitarian supply chain. As a result, it proposes a framework to improve the flow of information, products and financial resources in humanitarian supply chains integrating three emergent disruptive technologies; Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain and 3D Printing. The analysis presented shows the potential of the framework to reduce congestion in the supply chain, enhance simultaneous collaboration of different stakeholders, decrease lead times, increase transparency, traceability and accountability of material and financial resources, and allow victims to get involved in the fulfilment of their own needs.

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“…Naor et al (2018) developed this idea further by using complementary theory to study coordination among civil and military actors. Exploring the importance of individual-level effort, Gunessee et al (2018) drew from behavioral economics and social psychology to conceptualize a theoretical model linking behavioral operations with HSCs; their study clarifies the effective role of social media as a coordination tool.…”

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Organization theory in humanitarian operations: a review and suggested research agenda

Prakash

Besiou

Charan

et al. 2020

JHLSCM

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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to review the current application of organization theory (OT) in the humanitarian supply chain (HSC) and identify the future OT-based research opportunities that can advance knowledge of humanitarian operations.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a systematic literature review methodology to identify the current status and future direction of the OT-based study in HSC literature. The applied theories are those that have been mentioned in at least two research articles in the HSC literature. The proposed theories are either adopted from the top four referred organizational theories in the supply chain literature or those that can explain the issue of information asymmetry in HSC.FindingsThe study identifies and describes eight organizational theories and their possible future research questions in HSC. Among these, the first four theories (i.e. resource-based theory, resource dependence theory, social exchange theory and contingency theory) have already been initially applied in the humanitarian field, while the remaining theories (i.e. institutional theory, stakeholder theory, transactional cost theory and information theory) have potential for future application.Research limitations/implicationsThe reviewed literature is limited to peer-reviewed journals listed in Thomson Reuters’ journal citation reports.Practical implicationsThis study may help future researchers better understand and solve, using organizational theory, the behavioral challenges faced by humanitarian operations.Originality/valueThe study presents current applications of and future prospects for OT-based research in HSC, effectively providing the first review of OT applications in this area. The novel framework and new theories proposed herein may enable fresh directions for HSC research.

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The social preferences of local citizens and spontaneous volunteerism during disaster relief operations

Abstract: Basu (2018) The social preferences of local citizens and spontaneous volunteerism during disaster relief operations.

Cited by 22 publications

References 56 publications

Bridging humanitarian operations management and organisational theory

Bridging humanitarian operations management and organisational theory

The potential of emergent disruptive technologies for humanitarian supply chains: the integration of blockchain, Artificial Intelligence and 3D printing

Organization theory in humanitarian operations: a review and suggested research agenda

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