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1 online resource (248 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Disaster and Suffering; Devastation of Black Saturday; Personal Stories of Black Saturday; Leave Early or Stay and Defend; A Community Affected by the Black Saturday Bushfire Disaster; Practical Implications; Challenges with the Stay and Defend Decision-Making Process; 2 Limitations of the Command-and-Control Disaster Response; Command and Control; Hang On: Sometimes Perceptions Are Based on Reality, Not Irrationality; Detailed Limitations of the Command-and-Control Response |
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Obstacles to Nonlocal Delivery of Compassionate Resources in Command and ControlObstacles to Speedy Delivery of Compassionate Resources in Command and Control; Obstacles to Customization of Nonlocal Compassionate Responses in Command and Control; Beyond Command and Control: Self-Organizing Emergent Response Groups; Practical Implications of Response Choice; 3 Spontaneous Venturing to Organize Compassion in the Aftermath of a Disaster; Theoretical Background; Local Emergent Actions; Discussion; Spontaneous Venturing; Conclusion; Practical Implications |
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4 Spontaneous Venture Brokering to Alleviate SufferingTheoretical Development; Discussion; Conclusion; Practical Implications; 5 Self-Help by Spontaneously Venturing to Help Others; Venturing and the Benefits It Has for the Entrepreneur; The Impact of Spontaneous Venturing on the Entrepreneur; Discussion; Practical Implications; 6 Building Better Resilience in a Least Developed Country; Disasters and Least Developed Countries; Introduction to Our Findings; Discussion; Practical Implications; 7 Where to Next?; So What? Who Cares? A Call to Action; Don't Have the Resources? Think Again! |
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As in Pursuing Traditional Opportunities, There Will Be Variance in Spontaneous Ventures' PerformanceBe More Aware as a "Helper": Are You Really Helping?; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index |
| Summary |
Identifying a new approach to disaster response: spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions to alleviate suffering. In Spontaneous Venturing, Dean Shepherd and Trenton Williams identify and describe a new approach for responding to disaster and suffering: the local organizing of spontaneous, compassionate, and impromptu actions -- the rapid emergence of a compassionate venture. This approach, termed by the authors "spontaneous venturing," can be more effective than the traditional "command-and-control" methods of large disaster relief organizations. It can customize and target resources and deliver them quickly, helping victims almost immediately. For example, during the catastrophic 2009 bushfires in Victoria, Australia -- the focal disaster for the book -- residents organized an impromptu relief center that collected and distributed urgently needed goods without red tape. Special bonds and friendships formed among the volunteers and victims; some were both volunteer and victim. Many victims were able to mobilize resources despite considerable personal losses. Shepherd and Williams describe the lasting impact of disaster and tell the stories of Victoria residents who organized in the aftermath of the bushfires. They consider the limitations of traditional disaster relief efforts and explain that when victims take action to help others, they develop behavioral, emotional, and assumptive resilience; venturing leads to social interaction, community connections, and other positive outcomes. Finally, they explore spontaneous venturing in a less-developed country, investigating the activities of Haitians after the devastating 2010 earthquake. The lesson for communities hit by disaster: find opportunities for compassionate action |
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BUSINESS/Social Responsibility |
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BUSINESS/Innovation |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Disaster relief.
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Social entrepreneurship.
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Relief Work
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Disaster relief
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Social entrepreneurship
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Williams, Trent, 1981- author.
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| LC no. |
2018010474 |
| ISBN |
0262349590 |
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9780262349598 |
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0262038870 |
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9780262038874 |
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