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Abstract Announcement for International Journal of Information
Systems for
Crisis Response and Management (IJISCRAM) 10(2)The contents of the
latest
issue of:
*International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis Response
and
Management (IJISCRAM)*
*An Official Publication of the ISCRAM Association
<http://www.iscram.org/category-membership/>*
Volume 10, Issue 2, April - June 2018
Indexed by: INSPEC
*For a complete list of indexing and abstracting services that
include this
journal, please reference the bottom of this announcement.*
Published: Quarterly in Print and Electronically
ISSN: 1937-9390; EISSN: 1937-9420;
Published by IGI Global Publishing, Hershey, USA
www.igi-global.com/ijiscram
<https://www.igi-global.com/journal/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119>
Editor-in-Chief: Víctor Amadeo Bañuls Silvera (Universidad Pablo
de
Olavide, Spain) and Murray E. Jennex (San Diego State University,
USA)
*Note: The International Journal of Information Systems for Crisis
Response
and Management (IJISCRAM) has an Open Access option, which allows
individuals and institutions unrestricted access to its published
content.
Unlike traditional subscription-based publishing models, open
access
content is available without having to purchase or subscribe to
the journal
in which the content is published. All IGI Global manuscripts are
accepted
based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.*
*ARTICLE 1*
When Things Go Right in Disasters: The Moderating Effect of
Specific
Knowledge on Task Performance
Arvind Gudi (Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, USA),
Weidong
Xia (Florida International University, Miami, USA), Irma
Becerra-Fernandez
(Marymount University, Arlington, USA)
Since emergency management tasks are complex and knowledge
intensive, task
performance is dependent on the dynamic interplays among task
characteristics, the type of knowledge involved and the ways in
which such
knowledge is effectively integrated. Based on literature reviews,
extensive
field observations and a survey of emergency managers involved in
a large
emergency operations center (EOC) in the southeast region of the
US, the
authors test a set of research hypotheses that depict the
moderating role
of knowledge specificity on the relationship between task
complexity and
task performance, and between knowledge integration and task
performance.
The authors conceptualize two dimensions of task complexity:
components and
interactive complexity. Two types of specific knowledge,
discipline-specific and context-specific knowledge, are measured.
The
results indicate that the two task complexity dimensions
negatively affect
task performance, knowledge integration positively affects task
performance, and these relationships are moderated by the type of
specific
knowledge that is used.
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www.igi-global.com/article/when-things-go-right-in-disasters/222737
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*ARTICLE 2*
Materiality Matters When Organizing for Crisis Management
Martina E Granholm (Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall, Sweden)
Sensemaking is the process to make sense of an unknown event.
Research on
the contribution of materiality in sensemaking is currently an
area in need
of further study. The Swedish system of crisis management puts the
municipality in a key position when managing a crisis. Making the
municipal
situation room an interesting area for research. This study
focuses on
sensemaking in the municipal situation room during crisis
management. The
area of interest is when and why digital and/or non-digital
resources are
being used during sensemaking. The study contributes to an
understanding of
how sensemaking are performed in entanglement with the materiality
provided. This is important for understanding needs of exercises
and needs
of resources in the situation room. The study was conducted as a
qualitative study where interviews and observations were used to
gather
empirical evidence.
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www.igi-global.com/article/materiality-matters-when-organizing-for-crisis-management/222738
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*ARTICLE 3*
Cyber Security Vulnerability Management in CBRN Industrial Control
Systems
(ICS)
Roberto Mugavero (Department of Electronic Engineering –
University of Rome
“Tor Vergata”, Rome, Italy), Stanislav Abaimov (National
Inter-Universitary
Consortium for Telecommunications, Italy), Federico Benolli
(OSDIFE -
Observatory on Security and CBRNe Defence, Rome, Italy), Valentina
Sabato
(OSDIFE - Observatory on Security and CBRNe Deefence, Rome, Italy)
As cyberattacks are becoming the prevalent types of attacks on
critical
infrastructures, due protection and effective response are crucial
in CBRN
facilities. This article explores comprehensive cyber security
vulnerability management related to CBRN Control Systems and
Industrial
Control Systems (ICS) and provides recommendations that will
increase CBRN
operational cyber security and ensure further platform for the
research in
the field of operational vulnerability detection and remediation.
The
article reviews several key issues related to ICS vulnerability
management
cycle, vulnerability sharing with security developers, patch and
network
management, cyber offensive threats and threat actors and related
cyber
security challenges. It covers such specific issues as ICS
connectivity to
private/public networks, critical ICS accessibility via Web
Access, Wi-Fi
and/or unauthorised software inside corporate networks. The
proposed
solutions refer to some areas of vulnerability management for the
awareness
and development of countermeasures.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/cyber-security-vulnerability-management-in-cbrn-industrial-control-systems-ics/222739
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*ARTICLE 4*
Communication During Bushfires, Towards a Serious Game for a
Serious
Matter: Communication During Bushfires
Carole Adam (Univ Grenoble-Alpes, LIG, Grenoble, France), Charles
Bailly
(Univ Grenoble-Alpes, LIG, Grenoble, France), Julie Dugdale (Univ
Grenoble-Alps, LIG, Greenoble, France)
Australia is frequently hit by bushfires. In 2009, the ''Black
Saturday''
fires killed 173 people and burnt hectares of bush. As a result, a
research
commission was created to investigate, and concluded that several
aspects
could be improved, in particular better understanding of the
population
actual behaviour, and better communication with them. The authors
argue
that agent-based modelling and simulation is a great approach to
provide
tools to improve mutual understanding: let managers test
communication
strategies, and let residents understand the managers'
perspective.
Concretely, they extended an existing simulator with a
theoretically-grounded communication model based in social
sciences; they
added user interactivity with the model and investigated
gamification to
turn it into a serious game to involve the general public. The
authors
present the results of first experiments with different
communication
strategies, providing valuable insight for better communication
with the
population during such events. Finally, they discuss future
extensions and
generalisation of this simulator.
To obtain a copy of the entire article, click on the link below.
www.igi-global.com/article/communication-during-bushfires-towards-a-serious-game-for-a-serious-matter/222740
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*CALL FOR PAPERS*
Mission of IJISCRAM:
The mission of the *International Journal of Information Systems
for Crisis
Response and Management (IJISCRAM)* is to provide an outlet for
innovative
research in the area of information systems for crisis response
and
management. Research is expected to be rigorous but can utilize
any
accepted methodology and may be qualitative or quantitative in
nature. The
journal will provide a comprehensive cross disciplinary forum for
advancing
the understanding of the organizational, technical, human, and
cognitive
issues associated with the use of information systems in
responding and
managing crises of all kinds. The goal of the journal is to
publish high
quality empirical and theoretical research covering all aspects of
information systems for crisis response and management.
Full-length
research manuscripts, insightful research and practice notes, and
case
studies will be considered for publication.
Indices of IJISCRAM:
- ACM Digital Library
- Bacon's Media Directory
- Cabell's Directories
- DBLP
- GetCited
- Google Scholar
- INSPEC
- JournalTOCs
- MediaFinder
- Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD)
- The Index of Information Systems Journals
- The Standard Periodical Directory
- Ulrich's Periodicals Directory
Coverage of IJISCRAM:
This journal covers all aspects of the crisis management
information
systems discipline, from organizational or social issues to
technology
support to decision making and knowledge representation. High
quality
submissions are encouraged using any qualitative or quantitative
research
methodology, focusing on the design, development, implementation,
uses and
evaluation of such systems. Submissions are especially encouraged
covering
the following topics in this discipline:
- Case studies, research methods, and modeling approaches
- Collaborative and intelligent systems
- Command and control
- Communication technologies
- Crisis planning, training, exercising, and gaming
- Data fusion, representation, and visualization
- Decision making and judgment
- Disaster risk reduction, risk management, ad-hoc, and sensor
networks
- Early warning systems
- Emergency response systems
- Geographical information systems
- Globalization and development issues
- Healthcare and health information systems
- Human-computer interaction
- Humanitarian operations
- Information systems strategy
- Knowledge management and systems
- Systems interoperability information systems infrastructures
- Virtual teams and organizations
Interested authors should consult the journal's manuscript
submission
guidelines
www.igi-global.com/calls-for-papers/international-journal-information-systems-crisis/1119
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