Works (45)

Updated: August 1st, 2024 05:04

2024 journal article

Institutional Approaches for Studying System-Oriented Networks

Systems.

By: C. Taylor n & B. Nowell n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
16. Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: May 8, 2024

2024 journal article

MAPPING WILDFIRE JURISDICTIONAL COMPLEXITY REVEALS OPPORTUNITIES FOR REGIONAL CO-MANAGEMENT

GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE-HUMAN AND POLICY DIMENSIONS, 84.

By: K. Jones n, J. Vukomanovic n, B. Nowell n & S. Mcgovern n

author keywords: Cross -boundary; Geospatial; Ecoregions; Wildfire management; Community fire preparedness
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 8, 2024

2023 article

Coupled Natural and Institutional Systems: A Twenty Year Study of the Changing Institutional Complexity of Wildfire

Nowell, B., Jones, K., & McGovern, S. (2023, November 28).

By: B. Nowell n, K. Jones n & S. McGovern n

Source: ORCID
Added: August 1, 2024

2022 article

Co-management during crisis: insights from jurisdictionally complex wildfires

Nowell, B., Steelman, T., Velez, A.-lise, & Albrecht, K. (2022, May 20). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE, Vol. 5.

By: B. Nowell n, T. Steelman*, A. Velez* & K. Albrecht*

author keywords: collaboration; collaborative governance; co-management; cross-boundary; disasters; multi-jurisdictional; network governance; wildfire; wildland fire
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 31, 2022

2021 journal article

Pathways of Representation in Network Governance: Evidence from Multi-Jurisdictional Disasters

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 31(4), 723–739.

By: T. Steelman*, B. Nowell n, A. Velez n & R. Scott n

TL;DR: This article introduces the distinction between macro and micro structures of network governance for understanding more precisely the pathways by which representation occurs and how representation functions in disaster networks and proposes four key propositions to guide further work in this arena. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 31, 2022

2020 journal article

Network isomorphism?: A network perspective on the symbolic performance of purpose-oriented networks

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 24(3), 350–377.

By: Z. Yang* & B. Nowell n

TL;DR: This study addresses the gap in literature on network performance by adopting a network domain perspective in combination with social network analysis technique to examine both internal and external stakeholder assessments of network’s symbolic performance. (via Semantic Scholar)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 26, 2020

2020 journal article

Psychometric properties of the Italian version of the sense of community responsibility scale

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 48(6), 1770–1790.

author keywords: cross-cultural validation; measurement; reliability; sense of community; sense of community responsibility; validity
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Cross-Cultural Comparison; Empowerment; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Female; Humans; Italy / epidemiology; Male; Middle Aged; Personal Satisfaction; Psychometrics / methods; Reproducibility of Results; Social Behavior; Social Participation / psychology; Social Responsibility
TL;DR: Results provide support for the Community Experience Model, which posits that community experiences are a function of resource and responsibility components, as well as for the adaptable nature of the SOC-R scale to the Italian context. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 1, 2020

2020 journal article

Sense of community, sense of community responsibility, organizational commitment and identification, and public service motivation: a simultaneous test of affective states on employee well-being and engagement in a public service work context

PUBLIC MANAGEMENT REVIEW, 22(7), 1024–1050.

By: N. Boyd* & B. Nowell n

author keywords: Sense of community; sense of community responsibility; affective organizational commitment; organizational identification; public service motivation
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: April 27, 2020

2019 journal article

Beyond ICS: How Should We Govern Complex Disasters in the United States?

JOURNAL OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, 16(2).

By: B. Nowell n & T. Steelman*

author keywords: ICS; network governance
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: June 4, 2019

2019 journal article

Evidence of effectiveness in the Cohesive Strategy: measuring and improving wildfire response

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF WILDLAND FIRE, 28(4), 267–274.

By: T. Steelman* & B. Nowell n

author keywords: co-management; disasters; networks; network governance; resilience; socio-ecological
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 20, 2019

2019 journal article

Methodological considerations in pre- and post-emergency network identification and data collection for disaster risk reduction: Lessons from wildfire response networks in the American Northwest

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction.

Branda Nowell

TL;DR: This paper presents a synthesis of several strategies for network analyses from the authors' processes for network identification and data collection in a longitudinal study of multi-jurisdictional, inter-agency wildfire response networks in the American Northwest. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2019 journal article

Networks of Networks? Toward an External Perspective on Whole Networks

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance.

Branda Nowell

Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2019 journal article

Purpose-Oriented Networks: The Architecture of Complexity

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance.

Branda Nowell

Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2018 journal article

A Reviewer's Guide to Qualitative Rigor

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 29(2), 348–363.

By: B. Nowell n & K. Albrecht n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: May 6, 2019

2018 article

Community at Work: Sensing Community Through Needs Fulfillment and Responsibility

HANDBOOK OF COMMUNITY MOVEMENTS AND LOCAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE 21ST CENTURY, pp. 25–39.

By: N. Boyd* & B. Nowell n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: January 14, 2019

2018 journal article

Studying Networks in Complex Problem Domains: Advancing Methods in Boundary Specification

Perspectives on Public Management and Governance.

Branda Nowell

Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2017 journal article

Building Practical Authority for Community Forestry in and through Networks: The role of community-based organisations in the US West

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY AND GOVERNANCE, 27(4), 285–297.

By: J. Abrams*, E. Davis*, C. Moseley* & B. Nowell n

author keywords: non-governmental organizations; rural development; community-based natural resource management; implementation; public lands; institutional change
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science; OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Redundancy as a strategy in disaster response systems: A pathway to resilience or a recipe for disaster?

JOURNAL OF CONTINGENCIES AND CRISIS MANAGEMENT, 25(3), 123–135.

By: B. Nowell n, C. Bodkin* & D. Bayoumi

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

Sense of Community, Sense of Community Responsibility, and Public Service Motivation as Predictors of Employee Well-Being and Engagement in Public Service Organizations

AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 48(5), 428–443.

By: N. Boyd*, B. Nowell n, Z. Yang* & M. Hano n

author keywords: sense of community; sense of community responsibility; public service motivation; organizational citizenship; job satisfaction
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

TESTING A THEORY OF SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND COMMUNITY RESPONSIBILITY IN ORGANIZATIONS: AN EMPIRICAL ASSESSMENT OF PREDICTIVE CAPACITY ON EMPLOYEE WELL-BEING AND ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 45(2), 210–229.

By: N. Boyd* & B. Nowell n

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2017 journal article

The Structure of Effective Governance of Disaster Response Networks: Insights From the Field

AMERICAN REVIEW OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, 48(7), 699–715.

By: B. Nowell n, T. Steelman n, A. Velez n & Z. Yang*

author keywords: social networks; disasters; network governance; network management; ideal network
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: October 19, 2018

2016 journal article

Patterns of preference and practice: bridging actors in wildfire response networks in the American Northwest

DISASTERS, 41(3), 527–548.

author keywords: bridging; disaster response; networks; wildfire
MeSH headings : Community Networks / organization & administration; Disaster Planning / organization & administration; Fires; Humans; Northwestern United States
TL;DR: An evaluation of wildfire preparedness and response networks in 21 large-scale wildfire events in the wildland-urban interface near national forests in the American Northwest finds that similarity is a reliable indicator of how people expect to organise, but does not hold up for how they organise during the real incident. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2016 journal article

Public Service Motivation and Sense of Community Responsibility: Comparing Two Motivational Constructs in Understanding Leadership Within Community Collaboratives

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 26(4), 663–676.

By: B. Nowell n, A. Izod n, K. Ngaruiya n & N. Boyd*

Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Local Ecological Knowledge and Fire Management: What Does the Public Understand?

JOURNAL OF FORESTRY, 114(1), 58–65.

By: J. Diaz n, T. Steelman n & B. Nowell n

author keywords: large wildfires; ecological systems; community resilience; education; fire management
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (Web of Science)
15. Life on Land (Web of Science)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2015 journal article

Print E-mail Barriers and Facilitators to Local Food Market Development: A Contingency Perspective

Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development.

Branda Nowell

author keywords: local food systems; local food markets; local food system development; local market development; contingency; local food policy; GAP certification
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2014 journal article

A Framework for Assessing the Performance of Nonprofit Organizations

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EVALUATION, 36(3), 299–319.

By: C. Lee n & B. Nowell n

author keywords: performance measurement; performance assessment; performance evaluation; outcome; nonprofit
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Capacity building in stakeholders around Detroit River fish consumption advisory issues

FRESHWATER SCIENCE, 33(2), 674–678.

By: D. Kashian*, A. Krause*, L. Sano*, B. Nowell n & K. Drouillard*

author keywords: capacity; fish consumption advisory; stakeholders; PCBs; management; contaminants
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Communication under Fire: The Role of Embeddedness in the Emergence and Efficacy of Disaster Response Communication Networks

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 25(3), 929–952.

By: B. Nowell n & T. Steelman*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2014 journal article

Sense of Community Responsibility in Community Collaboratives: Advancing a Theory of Community as Resource and Responsibility

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 54(3-4), 229–242.

By: B. Nowell n & N. Boyd*

author keywords: Sense of community; Responsibility; Satisfaction; Engagement; Leadership; Collaboration; Collaboratives; Coalitions; Partnerships
MeSH headings : Adult; Aged; Community Participation; Cooperative Behavior; Female; Humans; Leadership; Male; Mental Health; Middle Aged; North Carolina; Personal Satisfaction; Residence Characteristics; Social Responsibility; Social Theory; Young Adult
TL;DR: This study indicates that SOC-R is uniquely equipped to help us advance models of community leadership and represents an important contribution to expanding the understanding of the factors that drive members’ willingness to give of themselves toward collective aims. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2013 journal article

Psychological Sense of Community: A New Construct for the Field of Management

JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, 23(2), 107–122.

By: N. Boyd* & B. Nowell n

author keywords: corporate social responsibility; corporate culture; perceived organizational support; sense of community; community
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2012 journal article

Understanding Information Exchange During Disaster Response: Methodological Insights From Infocentric Analysis

ADMINISTRATION & SOCIETY, 46(6), 707–743.

By: T. Steelman*, B. Nowell n, D. Bayoumi n & S. McCaffrey*

author keywords: disasters; information; social network analysis; interorganizational coordination communication; exchange markets; infocentric social network analysis; wildfire
TL;DR: “Infocentric analysis”—a term and approach developed here—can define an information market and information needs, identify suppliers of information and mechanisms for information exchange, map the information exchange network, and diagnose information exchange failures. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2011 article

SENSE OF COMMUNITY AS CONSTRUCT AND THEORY: AUTHORS' RESPONSE TO MCMILLAN

Nowell, B., & Boyd, N. (2011, November). JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, Vol. 39, pp. 889–893.

By: B. Nowell n & N. Boyd*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Examining Multi-Sector Community Collaboratives as Vehicles for Building Organizational Capacity

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 48(3-4), 193–207.

By: B. Nowell n & P. Foster-Fishman*

author keywords: Collaboration; Coalitions; Organizational capacity building; Domestic violence
MeSH headings : Capacity Building; Community Networks / organization & administration; Community Participation; Cooperative Behavior; Criminal Law / organization & administration; Domestic Violence / prevention & control; Factor Analysis, Statistical; Health Personnel / organization & administration; Humans; Law Enforcement; Models, Organizational; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Police / organization & administration; Qualitative Research; Reproducibility of Results; Social Capital
TL;DR: It is argued that community collaboratives can be effective interventions for strengthening organizational capacity across all sectors in ways that can promote greater community resiliency. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2010 journal article

Forum: Humanistic Perspectives on the Policy and Praxis of Disaster Management

Administrative Theory & Praxis.

Branda Nowell

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
13. Climate Action (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2010 journal article

Leading Change Through Collaborative Partnerships: A Profile of Leadership and Capacity Among Local Public Health Leaders

Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community.

Branda Nowell

author keywords: collaboration; collaborative capacity; leadership; networks; public health partnerships
MeSH headings : Administrative Personnel; Capacity Building; Cooperative Behavior; Humans; Interviews as Topic; Leadership; North Carolina; Professional Role; Public Health Administration
TL;DR: A comparative case study of prominent leaders in three regional public health partnerships finds that those viewed as leaders by their partnerships shared a similar profile both in the range and types of roles they play and the capacities that enable them to carry out these roles. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2010 journal article

VIEWING COMMUNITY AS RESPONSIBILITY AS WELL AS RESOURCE: DECONSTRUCTING THE THEORETICAL ROOTS OF PSYCHOLOGICAL SENSE OF COMMUNITY

JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 38(7), 828–841.

By: B. Nowell n & N. Boyd*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Out of Sync and Unaware? Exploring the Effects of Problem Frame Alignment and Discordance in Community Collaboratives

JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION RESEARCH AND THEORY, 20(1), 91–116.

By: B. Nowell n

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2009 journal article

Profiling Capacity for Coordination and Systems Change: The Relative Contribution of Stakeholder Relationships in Interorganizational Collaboratives

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 44(3-4), 196–212.

By: B. Nowell n

author keywords: Collaboration; Coalitions; Interorganizational relationships; Systems change; Coordination; Social networks
MeSH headings : Community-Institutional Relations; Cooperative Behavior; Decision Making; Domestic Violence / prevention & control; Humans; Interprofessional Relations; Psychology
TL;DR: Findings indicate that, relative to other key characteristics of collaboratives identified in previous literature, cooperative stakeholder relationships were the strongest predictor of systems change outcomes, but for coordination outcomes, stakeholders relationships were overshadowed in importance by the leadership and decision making capacity of the collaborative. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2008 article

Response to paper "Systems Thinking" by D. Cabrera et al.: Conceptualizing systems thinking in evaluation

Nowell, B. (2008, August). EVALUATION AND PROGRAM PLANNING, Vol. 31, pp. 329–331.

By: B. Nowell n

MeSH headings : Humans; Models, Theoretical; Program Evaluation / methods; Systems Analysis; Thinking
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

Putting the system back into systems change: a framework for understanding and changing organizational and community systems

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY, 39(3-4), 197–215.

By: P. Foster-Fishman*, B. Nowell n & H. Yang*

author keywords: systems change; comprehensive community change; deep structures; second order change; comprehensive community initiatives
MeSH headings : Community Networks / organization & administration; Culture; Decision Making, Organizational; Humans; Organizational Innovation; Social Support; Social Values; United States; Urban Population
TL;DR: This paper provides one framework—grounded in systems thinking and change literatures—for understanding and identifying the fundamental system parts and interdependencies that can help to explain system functioning and leverage systems change. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2007 journal article

The impact of special education mediation on parent-school relationships - Parent's perspective

REMEDIAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATION, 28(5), 304–315.

By: B. Nowell n & D. Salem*

UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
Sources: Web Of Science, NC State University Libraries
Added: August 6, 2018

2006 journal article

Mobilizing Residents for Action: The Role of Small Wins and Strategic Supports

American Journal of Community Psychology.

Branda Nowell

author keywords: community building; community organizing; neighborhood mini-grant program; capacity building; comprehensive community change initiative; social planning; community readiness
MeSH headings : Community Health Planning; Community Mental Health Services / economics; Community Mental Health Services / organization & administration; Community Mental Health Services / standards; Community Participation; Cooperative Behavior; Health Planning Support; Humans; Mental Disorders / therapy; Michigan; Program Development / economics; Residence Characteristics; Socioeconomic Factors
TL;DR: The strategies pursued during the first phase of this initiative to foster resident mobilization by building small wins within the neighborhood to improve educational and economic outcomes in Battle Creek, Michigan are described. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
1. No Poverty (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2006 journal article

Revealing the Cues Within Community Places: Storiesof Identity, History, and Possibility

American Journal of Community Psychology.

Branda Nowell

author keywords: place; identity; comprehensive community initiatives; neighborhood conditions; photovoice
MeSH headings : Community Participation; Humans; Photography; Qualitative Research; Residence Characteristics; Social Conditions; Social Identification; Social Perception; United States
TL;DR: An innovative methodology called Photovoice is used to obtain a greater understanding of themeanings residents ascribe to the salient characteristics of their neighborhoods and communities. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2005 journal article

Using Methods That Matter: The Impact of Reflection, Dialogue, and Voice

American Journal of Community Psychology.

Branda Nowell

author keywords: participatory methods; Photovoice; comprehensive community initiatives; empowerment; research methods
MeSH headings : Adolescent; Adult; Anecdotes as Topic; Community Networks; Community Participation / methods; Female; Humans; Male; Michigan; Photography; Program Evaluation; Qualitative Research; Residence Characteristics; Voice
TL;DR: Overall, participants noted that they were significantly affected by their experiences as photographers and through their dialogue with neighbors during Photovoice group sessions, and photovoice fostered changes by empowering them as experts on their lives and community, and creating a context safe for exploring diverse perspectives. (via Semantic Scholar)
UN Sustainable Development Goal Categories
10. Reduced Inequalities (OpenAlex)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

2004 journal article

State-level associations: An emerging trend in community mediation

Conflict Resolution Quarterly.

Branda Nowell

TL;DR: This chapter is a qualitative exploration into the function and range of activities of SMAs and factors facilitating or challenging their development. (via Semantic Scholar)
Source: ORCID
Added: September 19, 2019

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