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Kapucu, N., & Garayev, V. (2011). Collaborative decision-making in emergency and disaster management. International Journal of Public Administration, 34(6), 366-375.
This resource was chosen as a method of presenting best practices for collaboration and coordination during decision making within the field of Safety, Security and Emergency Management. Researchers analyze various types of disasters but more importantly centralized and non-centralized decision-making frameworks that are present during disasters. This resource underscores the frameworks that must exist for critical decision making and collaborative emergency operations from the perspective of the nation’s past incidents.

Kapucu, N., Arslan, T., & Demiroz, F. (2010). Collaborative emergency management and national emergency management network. Disaster Prevention and Management, 19(4), 452–468
This resource was chosen to highlight the importance of emergency networks in the effort to maintain a safe and functional environment. Researchers review technological applications and collaborative networks that should exist prior to experiencing a disaster. The findings of this study apply to any PK-12 organization as the importance of interorganizational relations will either increase or decrease the capacity of the organization to respond to critical incidents.