PhD Thesis (cum laude)
- Wolbers, J. (2015) Drawing the Line. Cross-Boundary Coordination Processes in Emergency Management, Ridderprint, the Netherlands
Selected publications
- Wolbers, J., Boersma, K., & Groenewegen, P. (2018). Introducing a fragmentation perspective on coordination in crisis management. Organization Studies, 39(11), 1521-1546.
- Schakel, J. K., & Wolbers, J. (2021). To the edge and beyond: How fast-response organizations adapt in rapidly changing crisis situations. Human Relations, 74(3), 405-436.
- Wolbers, J. (2021). Understanding distributed sensemaking in crisis management: The case of the Utrecht terrorist attack. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, First Online: DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.12382.
- Treurniet, W., & Wolbers, J. (2021). Codifying a crisis: Progressing from information sharing to distributed decision‐making. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 29(1), 23-35.
- Boersma, K., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., & Wolbers, J. (2021). The dynamics of power in disaster response networks. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy: First Online: DOI: 10.1002/rhc3.12218.
International Peer Reviewed
- Kuipers, S., & Wolbers, J. (2021). Organizational and institutional crisis management. Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
- Boersma, K., & Wolbers, J. (2021). Foundations of Responsive Crisis Management: Institutional Design and Information. In Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics.
- Treurniet, W., & Wolbers, J. (2021). Codifying a crisis: Progressing from information sharing to distributed decision‐making. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 29(1), 23-35.
- Schakel, J. K., & Wolbers, J. (2021). To the edge and beyond: How fast-response organizations adapt in rapidly changing crisis situations. Human Relations, 74(3), 405-436.
- Wolbers, J. (2021). Understanding distributed sensemaking in crisis management: The case of the Utrecht terrorist attack. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, First Online: DOI: 10.1111/1468-5973.12382.
- Boersma, K., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., & Wolbers, J. (2021). The dynamics of power in disaster response networks. Risk, Hazards & Crisis in Public Policy: First Online: DOI: 10.1002/rhc3.12218.
- Wolbers, J. (2020). Crisismanagement na de tramaanslag in Utrecht. Politie in crisissituaties, 57, 127.
- Boersma, K., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., Mulder, F., Schmidt, A. J., Wolbers, J. (2019). Platform governance of self-organized initiatives in response to disasters. Smart Hybridity. Potentials and Challenges of New Governance Arrangements, 31-42.
- Boersma, K., Diks, D., Ferguson, J., & Wolbers, J. (2019). From reactive to proactive use of social media in emergency response: A critical discussion of the Twitcident Project. In Emergency and Disaster Management: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (pp. 602-618). IGI Global.
- Wolbers, J. (2019) Confronting fragmentation in crisis management. Dutch Research Council Veni scheme, 1-9, DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.11852.95366.
- Wolbers, J., & Boersma, K. (2018). Key challenges in crisis management. In The Routledge companion to risk, crisis and emergency management (pp. 17-34). Routledge.
- Schmidt, A., Wolbers, J., Ferguson, J., & Boersma, K. (2018). Are you Ready2Help? Conceptualizing the management of online and onsite volunteer convergence. Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 26(3), 338-349.
- Boersma, F. K., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., Mulder, F., Schmidt, A., & Wolbers, J. (2018). Platformsturing van zelforganisatie tijdens rampen. Bestuurskunde, 27(2), 14-21.
- Wolbers, J., Boersma, K., Groenewegen, P. (2017) Introducing a Fragmentation Perspective on Coordination in Crisis Management, Organization Studies, 10.1177/0170840617717095
- Schmidt, A., Wolbers, J., Ferguson, J. Boersma, K. (2017) Are you Ready2Help? Conceptualizing the management of online and onsite volunteer convergence, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 10.1111/1468-5973.12200
- Wolbers, J., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., Mulder, F., & Boersma, K. (2016) Two Faces of Disaster Response: Transcending the Dichotomy of Control and Collaboration During the Nepal Earthquake Relief Operation. International Journal of Mass Emergencies and Disasters, 34(4), pp. 419-438.
- Mulder, F., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., Boersma, K., & Wolbers, J. (2016) Questioning Big Data: Crowdsourcing crisis data towards an inclusive humanitarian response. Big Data & Society, 3(2).
- Wolbers, J. (2016). Enhancing Network Centric Operations Doctrine to Support Civil Military Cooperation in Disaster Management. In: NL ARMS Netherlands Annual Review of Military Studies 2016 (pp. 115-131). TMC Asser Press.
- Boersma, F.K., D. Diks, J. Ferguson and J.J. Wolbers (2016) From Reactive to Proactive Use of Social Media in Emergency Response: A Critical Discussion of the Twitcident Project, in: Silvius, G. (Ed.). Strategic Integration of Social Media into Project Management Practice, IGI, pp. 236-252.
- Treurniet, W., Messemaker, M., Wolbers, J., Boersma F. K. (2015) Shaping the societal impact of emergencies: striking a balance between control and cooperation. International Journal of Emergency Services, 4(1): 129-151
- Boersma, F.K., Comfort, L.K., Groenendaal, J., Wolbers, J.(2014) Editorial: Incident Command Systems: A Dynamic Tension among Goals, Rules and Practice, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 22(1): 1-4
- Wolbers, J., Boersma, K. (2013) The Common Operational Picture as Collective Sensemaking, Journal of Contingencies and Crisis Management, 21(4): 186-199
- Wolbers, J., Groenewegen, P., Molle, J., Bim, J. (2013) Incorporating Time Dynamics in the analysis of Social Networks in Emergency Management, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 10(2): 1-31
- Boersma, K., Wagenaar, P., Wolbers, J. (2012) Negotiating the Trading Zone. Creating a shared information infrastructure in the Dutch Safety Sector, Journal of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, 9(2): 1-26
- Wolbers, J., Groenewegen, P., Wagenaar P. (2009) ‘ICT to Facilitate Emergency Response in the Netherlands’ In: J. Salmons and L. Wilson, Handbook of Research on Electronic Collaboration and Organizational Synergy, Hershey: IGI Global: 626-636
Conference Proceedings (Peer Reviewed)
- Baharmand, H., Boersma, K., Meesters, K., Mulder, F., Wolbers, J. (2016). A multidisciplinary perspective on supporting community disaster resilience in Nepal. In: A. Tapia, P. Antunes, V.A. Bañuls, K. Moore, & J. Porto (Eds.), ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
- Schmidt, A., Wolbers, J., Boersma, K., Ferguson, J., Groenwegen, P. (2016) Are you Ready2Help? Dilemmas in organizing citizen response to disaster. In: A. Tapia, P. Antunes, V.A. Bañuls, K. Moore, & J. Porto (Eds.), ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
- Noori, N.S, Wolbers, J., Boersma, K., Cardona, X.V. (2016). A Dynamic Perspective of Emerging Coordination Clusters in Crisis Response Networks. In: A. Tapia, P. Antunes, V.A. Bañuls, K. Moore, & J. Porto (Eds.), ISCRAM 2016 Conference Proceedings, 13th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management. Rio de Janeiro, Brasil: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.
- Wolbers, J.J., Groenewegen, P., Boersma, F.K. (2015). Managing the Coordination Paradox: Introducing a Fragmentation Perspective in Crisis Management, in: Academy of Management Proceedings, (Meeting Abstract Supplement): 16735.
- Boersma, F.K., Ferguson, J., Groenewegen, P., Wolbers, J. (2014) Beyond the Myth of Control: toward network switching in disaster management. In: S.R. Hiltz, M.S. Pfaff, L. Plotnick and A.C. Robinson (Eds.), Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM 2014. University Park, Pennsylvania, May 2014: 125-129
- Messemaker, M., Wolbers, J., Treurniet, W., Boersma, K. (2013) Shaping Societal Impact: between control and cooperation. In: T. Comes, F. Fiedrich, S. Fortier, J. Geldermann and T. Muller (Eds.), Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM 2013. Baden-Baden, May 2013: 901-905
- Passenier, D., Mollee, J., Wolbers, J., Boersma, K. & Groenewegen, P. (2012). Formalization of crisis response coordination from a public inquiry report. In: L. Rothkrantz, J Ristvei & Z. Franco (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM 2012. Vancouver, April 2012: 1-5
- Treurniet, W., van Buul-Besseling, K. & Wolbers, J. (2012). Collaboration Awareness. A necessity in crisis response coordination. In: L. Rothkrantz, J. Ristvej & Z. Franco (Eds.), Proceedings of the 9th International ISCRAM Conference. Vancouver, April 2012: 1-5
- Boersma, F.K., F.P. Wagenaar, and J. Wolbers (2010) Organizing Emergent Safety Organizations. The travelling of the concept ‘Netcentric Work’ in the Dutch Safety Sector. In: S. French, B. Tomaszewski and C. Zobel (Eds.), Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Information Systems for Crisis Response and Management ISCRAM. Seattle, April 2010: 1-6.
Professional publications
- Lakerveld, J. & Wolbers, J. (2020). State of the Art Crisisbeheersing. Fase 2. Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek en Documentatie Centrum (WODC), Ministerie van Justitie en Veiligheid, Den Haag.
- Boersma, F.K., J. Ferguson, F. Mulder and J.J. Wolbers (2016). Humanitarian Response Coordination and Cooperation in Nepal. Coping with challenges and dilemmas. VU Amsterdam: White Paper Nepal.
- Wolbers, J.J., Boersma, F.K. & Heer, J.M. de (2012). Netcentrisch Werken in Ontwikkeling. Een cultuuronderzoek naar multidisciplinaire samenwerking en gezamenlijke operationele beelden in de Veiligheidsregio’s. Den Haag: De Swart.