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Decision-making in Humanitarian Operations

Strategy, Behavior and Dynamics

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Combines humanitarian logistics with behavioural operations research

  • Provides a holistic view of decision-making processes in the humanitarian sector

  • Discusses the main strategic challenges faced by various actors when facing humanitarian crises

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxv
  2. Strategy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Logistics Preparedness and Response: A Case of Strategic Change

      • Marianne Jahre, Martine Jahre
      Pages 3-29
    3. Private Donations for Humanitarian Operations

      • Gloria Urrea, Alfonso J. Pedraza-Martinez
      Pages 31-54
    4. Strategy and Knowledge Management in Humanitarian Organizations

      • Margarita Cruz, Achim Schmitt
      Pages 55-75
    5. Refugees and Social Inclusion: The Role of Humanitarian Information Technologies

      • Sonia Camacho, Andrea Herrera, Andrés Barrios
      Pages 99-123
  3. Behavior

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 125-125
    2. Behavioral Experiments in Single-Agent Operational Problems

      • Jaime Andrés Castañeda
      Pages 127-146
    3. Quantal Theory in Operations Management

      • Yefen Chen, Yanan Song
      Pages 169-191
    4. The Framing Effect in Humanitarian Operations

      • Jaime Andrés Castañeda
      Pages 193-219
  4. Dynamics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 221-221
    2. Modeling Disaster Operations Management Problems with System Dynamics

      • Carlos A. Delgado-Álvarez, Yris Olaya-Morales
      Pages 223-248
    3. Collaborative Strategies for Humanitarian Logistics with System Dynamics and Project Management

      • Diana Carolina Guzmán Cortés, Leonardo José González Rodríguez, Carlos Franco
      Pages 249-273
    4. Agent-Based Modeling in Humanitarian Operations

      • Luisa Díez-Echavarría, Karthik Sankaranarayanan, Sebastián Villa
      Pages 275-290
  5. Back Matter

    Pages 313-317

About this book

This book brings together research in humanitarian operations, behavioral operations and dynamic simulation. Part I outlines the main characteristics and strategic challenges of humanitarian organizations in preparedness, knowledge management, climate change and issues related to refugees and social inclusion. Part II gives an introduction to behavioral operations and experiments in single- and multi-agent settings, followed by discussions on quantal theory, framing effect and possible applications in the humanitarian sector. Part III introduces system dynamics and agent-based modeling and discusses how these techniques can be used to study dynamics and decision-making in humanitarian operations. This book is unique in providing a holistic view of the decision-making process and challenges in the humanitarian sector.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Management Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia

    Sebastián Villa

  • Kelley School of Business Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

    Gloria Urrea

  • School of Management Universidad del Rosario, Bogotá, Colombia

    Jaime Andrés Castañeda

  • Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark

    Erik R. Larsen

About the editors

Sebastián Villa is Assistant Professor in the School of Management at the Universidad de Los Andes, Colombia.

Gloria Urrea is a visiting researcher at the Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, USA. She holds a Ph.D. from the Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Switzerland.

Jaime Andrés Castañeda is Principal Professor in the School of Management at the Universidad del Rosario, Colombia.

Erik R. Larsen is Professor in the Department of Management, School of Business and Social Sciences, Aarhus University, Denmark.

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