Exploring the Crowdsourced Emergency Information Collaborative Management Model Using Constructing Grounded Theory

This study investigates the collaborative and cooperative relationships among participants in different tasks within crowdsourced emergency information management practices during emergencies. Summarizing the theoretical model of crowdsourced emergency information collaborative management can enhance the overall effectiveness of emergency information management. Using the Constructing Grounded Theory method, this study codes, analyzes, and summarizes qualitative materials from two specific cases during the Henan 7.20 rainstorm event: the "Lifesaving Document" and the "Rescue Information Map." This process aims to identify the basic structure and operating mechanisms of the crowdsourced emergency information collaborative management model. The results indicate that the crowdsourced emergency information collaborative management model operates in the unique management environment of emergencies, involving the collaborative participation of emergency information providers, processors, disseminators, and users. Through crowdsourcing tasks that connect emergency information flows across data, behavior, and system layers, the goal of collaborative management of emergency information is achieved.