In Dr. Heriberto Urby and Dr. David A. McEntire’s article, “Emergency managers as change agents: Recognizing the value of management, leadership, and strategic management in the disaster profession”, they focus on discussing three main principles in which they can improve the field of emergency management and make it more efficient. As mentioned in the article’s title, these principles include management, leadership, and strategic management. Through the analysis of these principles, Urby and McEntire explain how emergency managers can become “change agents” and expand emergency management knowledge and practice.
The first principle examined is managament. In this section of the article, Urby and McEntire acknowledge management theories from the past and go into detail in explaining how these theories have developed into the form of management organizations practice today. They covered Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, Babbage’s On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, Deming’s 14 points, and several other exemplary works. For example, in Babbage’s work, the authors explained how it was based on “ discovering the fastest, most efficient, and least fatiguing production methods.” (pg.38) In essence, the reason why Urby and McEntire discussed these examples was to demonstrate how influential they have been to the …show more content…
A vision is defined as the image an organization hopes to become in the future; it sets a form of direction. A mission is the purpose of the organization and gives it identity. Strategic planning is described as “a process organizations use to determine critical long-term goals and short-term actions that further the organization's mission.” And finally, strategic management is the combination of strategic planning with “day-to-day decision making and policy
The first principle examined is managament. In this section of the article, Urby and McEntire acknowledge management theories from the past and go into detail in explaining how these theories have developed into the form of management organizations practice today. They covered Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations, Babbage’s On the Economy of Machinery and Manufactures, Deming’s 14 points, and several other exemplary works. For example, in Babbage’s work, the authors explained how it was based on “ discovering the fastest, most efficient, and least fatiguing production methods.” (pg.38) In essence, the reason why Urby and McEntire discussed these examples was to demonstrate how influential they have been to the …show more content…
A vision is defined as the image an organization hopes to become in the future; it sets a form of direction. A mission is the purpose of the organization and gives it identity. Strategic planning is described as “a process organizations use to determine critical long-term goals and short-term actions that further the organization's mission.” And finally, strategic management is the combination of strategic planning with “day-to-day decision making and policy