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15 On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists attacked the World Trade Center, taking 2,749 lives. The attack …

Despite the emphasis placed on agility in uncertain situations such as extreme events, no
comparative data exist to look into the determinants that drive agility. For crisis response …

Student perspective of current teaching and learning approaches in the classroom is an
essential component of evaluating the degree to which the needs of learners are being met …

Federal Acquisition Reform has consistently called for more and better collaboration among
participating organizations. Experience shows, however, that inter-organizational …

Interorganizational collaborative capacity (ICC) is the capability of organizations (or a set of
organizations) to enter into, develop, and sustain interorganizational systems in pursuit of …

The Political Economy of Bureaucracy applies Public Choice theory and a complex systems
view of government institutions to analyze policy implementation as an economic process. It …

For over a decade, homeland security leaders have urged emergency response agencies to
improve their collaborative capacity. Collaboration and coordination is critical to homeland …

Governance processes in the public sector establish policies and institutionalize procedures
for how organizations work together. Developing and sustaining these governance …

Federal Acquisition Reform acknowledges the importance of effective collaboration among
participating organizations. However, both research and practical experience have shown …

In the aftermath of catastrophic incidents that have stressed emergency response
capabilities there is a growing national awareness that risks and threats exist that are …