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Moreover, Twitter was used consistently for diverse purposes across the phases of the disaster response, whereas Facebook usage among organizations first diverged and then converged two months after the hurricane. The organizations\u2019 different patterns of social media use also reflected the construction and reconstruction of resource networks for relief operations over time.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Research limitations\/implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>This study integrates multiple theoretical frameworks in explaining the processes and outcomes of technology use for collectives in emergency response, which presents an example of bridging and enriching the theoretical constructs from the areas of technology adaptation and emergency management.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Practical implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Findings of this study provide practical knowledge about the mechanisms of integrating multiple information systems into the building of resilient social systems for emergency response.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Social implications<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Findings of this study enrich social understanding about how the use of technologies for collective activity in emergency situations can go beyond one-time events and lay the foundation for long-term resilient emergency management.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title content-type=\"abstract-subheading\">Originality\/value<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>The originality of this study lies in its mixed-method and longitudinal design, which allows for the examination of the timing, circumstances, and outcomes of citizen-based response organizations\u2019 technology use.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1108\/oir-10-2015-0343","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,7,10]],"date-time":"2017-07-10T07:11:33Z","timestamp":1499670693000},"page":"507-523","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":17,"title":["A study of emergent organizing and technological affordances after a natural disaster"],"prefix":"10.1108","volume":"41","author":[{"given":"Chih-Hui","family":"Lai","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"140","reference":[{"issue":"5","key":"key2020120610342626400_ref001","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"673","DOI":"10.1080\/03003930.2015.1007131","article-title":"Grass-root organizations, intergovernmental collaboration, and emergency preparedness: an institutional collective action approach","volume":"41","year":"2015","journal-title":"Local Government Studies"},{"key":"key2020120610342626400_ref002","volume-title":"Collective Action in Organizations: Interaction and Engagement in an Era of Technological Change","year":"2012"},{"key":"key2020120610342626400_ref003","unstructured":"Blake, E.S., Kimberlain, T.B., Berg, R.J., Cangialosi, J.P. and Beven, J.L. 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