<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>In this paper, we employ archival materials from multiple institutional sources to reconstruct the dynamic network of interorganizational collaboration that emerged in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster of late 2005. Over the period from initial storm formation through the first week following landfall in Louisiana, we record active participation by over 1,500 organizations in response activities. We here conduct an exploratory analysis of the growth and evolution of the network of collaboration among responding organizations, an identification of organizations that emerged as central actors in the response process, and the cohesive subgroups that crystallized within the larger network. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of several issues related to the use of archival methods in research on interorganizational networks in disaster settings, and to the use of automated methods for network extraction.</p></abstract>

In this paper, we employ archival materials from multiple institutional sources to reconstruct the dynamic network of interorganizational collaboration that emerged in response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster of late 2005. Over the period from initial storm formation through the first week following landfall in Louisiana, we record active participation by over 1,500 organizations in response activities. We here conduct an exploratory analysis of the growth and evolution of the network of collaboration among responding organizations, an identification of organizations that emerged as central actors in the response process, and the cohesive subgroups that crystallized within the larger network. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of several issues related to the use of archival methods in research on interorganizational networks in disaster settings, and to the use of automated methods for network extraction.

Interorganizational Collaboration in the Hurricane Katrina Response<sup>*</sup>

Journal of Social Structure

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Interorganizational Collaboration in the Hurricane Katrina Response

In this paper, we employ archival materials from multiple institutional sources to reconstruct the dynamic network of interorganizational collaboration that...

Interorganizational Collaboration in the Hurricane Katrina Response^*

Published Online: Aug 14, 2019

Page range: 1 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joss-2019-027

Keywords
Disasters, Hurricane Katrina, emergent multiorganizational networks, interorganizational collaboration

© 2019 Carter T. Butts et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Interorganizational Collaboration in the Hurricane Katrina Response*

Published Online: Aug 14, 2019

Page range: 1 - 37

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21307/joss-2019-027

KeywordsDisasters, Hurricane Katrina, emergent multiorganizational networks, interorganizational collaboration

© 2019 Carter T. Butts et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Interorganizational Collaboration in the Hurricane Katrina Response^*

Keywords
Disasters, Hurricane Katrina, emergent multiorganizational networks, interorganizational collaboration