A Case of Organizational Learning: Seismic Response to the Düzce Earthquake

Fiziksel, sosyal ve inşa edilmiş sistemler arasındaki dinamik ilişkiler örgütsel öğrenme ve adaptasyonu afet organizasyonları için zorunlu kılmaktadır. Yeterli örgütsel, teknik ve kültürel kapasiteye sahip sosyoteknik afet sistemleri kendi kendine öğrenme ve çevrelerindeki değişime adapte olma kabiliyetini kazanmaktadırlar. Bu makale, 1999 Marmara depreminden sonra gerçekleşen örgütsel öğrenmeyi incelemektedir. Çalışma, 44 adet yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat, görevli organizasyonların yapmış oldukları kritikler, bilim adamları, ulusal ve uluslararası organizasyonların analizleri ve Cumhuriyet gazetesinde yer alan Düzce depremi ile ilgili haberleri elde veri olarak kullanmaktadır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, 1999 Marmara depreminin bir değişim süreci başlattığını göstermektedir. Her ne kadar söz konusu süreç, sosyoteknik bir Türk afet yönetim sistemi oluşturmak için yeterli olmasa da, Düzce depremi öncesinde kaydedilen örgütsel, teknik ve kültürel gelişmeler, Marmara depremine kıyasla daha iyi koordine olan ve daha hızlı bir afet müdahale operasyonuna olanak vermiştir

A Case of Organizational Learning: Seismic Response to the Düzce Earthquake

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