Determinants Of Business Disaster Preparedness In Two U.S. Metropolitan Areas
| Author(s) | Dahlhamer, James M. | |
| Author(s) | D'Souza, Melvin J. J. | |
| Date Accessioned | 2005-03-18T20:44:07Z | |
| Date Available | 2005-03-18T20:44:07Z | |
| Publication Date | 1995 | |
| Abstract | Although there has been a proliferation of "how to" planning guides in recent years, there has been very little documentation of the variation in and determinants of business disaster preparedness. The few studies that have been conducted have focused on specific firms or industrial sectors, such as the chemical or tourist industry, or have been plagued by too few cases. These problems clearly limit the generalizability of the research findings. This paper attempts to fill a void in the literature by exploring the determinants and variation of planning within the private sector utilizing two stratified random samples of businesses from Memphis/Shelby County, Tennessee (N=737), and Des Moines/Polk County, Iowa (N=1079). Findings show that business size, whether the business property is owned or leased, and prior disaster experience are all related to business disaster preparedness in both study areas. Type of business was related to preparedness among businesses in Mernphis/Shelby County. Policy implications of the findings are discussed. | en |
| Sponsor | National Center for Earthquake Engineering Research National Science Foundation | en |
| Extent | 1313171 bytes | |
| MIME type | application/pdf | |
| URL | http://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/632 | |
| Language | en_US | |
| Publisher | Disaster Research Center | en |
| Part of Series | Preliminary Papers;224 | |
| Keywords | Business Disaster | en |
| Keywords | Metropolitan | en |
| Keywords | Shelby County, Tennessee | |
| Title | Determinants Of Business Disaster Preparedness In Two U.S. Metropolitan Areas | en |
| Type | Other | en |