Collaboration in the Absence of Authority

• Article: Hastily Formed Networks: Collaboration in the Absence of Authority, Peter Denning

URL = http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/kmoli/assignments/Hastily.pdf

Abstract

"Disasters, such as the 2004 tsunami or Hurricane Katrina, give rise to hastily formed networks. He focuses on the results of research, some of it action learning by NPS, at the scene of these disasters, and notes that the quality of response was not related to disaster planning or equipment, but on the quality of the network that came together to provide relief. He highlights a set of research-based guidelines for effective emergency response networks that have broader applications for all of us." (http://www.heartlandcenters.slu.edu/kmoli/assignments/Hastily.pdf)