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The impact of emotions on organizational performance during crisis response
is examined. Data are drawn from the after action reports of individuals i
n two American Red Cross teams, one faced with responding to Hurricane Hugo
and the other to the Loma Prieta Earthquake. Based on the texts generated
by individuals in the American Red Cross who took part in these situations,
we examine whether the affective content varies across crises and individu
als. These results have implications for understanding organizational respo
nse to sudden onset events with potentially catastrophic impact that could
disrupt entire communities.