Week 5
Literature Review

1. Transparency is not a One-Way Street, (2003). Disaster Prevention and Management, 12(1), 71-72. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/214378197?accountid=14872

This article reviews how the red Cross has not been transparent with its dealings and how this has caused a mistrust between the organization and the public.
This article applies to how the Red Cross is not providing information to the public and this is causing many problems internally and externally for the organization

2. Red Cross, (2015). Mission, Vision and Value Statement of the Red Cross. Retrieved from www.redcross.org

This site explains what the Red Cross is trying to accomplish and how it operates. This site states what the true mission is and what is expected of the members. This site gives an insight into what the Red Cross is doing wrong.

3. Foster, R. (1950). The American Red Cross: A History. NY: Harper and Brothers.

This book contains the history of the Red Cross and what the organization was meant to be and it gives a look into where the mission began to fail.

4. Gilbo, P. (1981). The American Red Cross. New York: Harper and Row.

This book gives information on the Charter between the US Government and the American red Cross. This information covers the Charter and how FEMA and the Red Cross are suppose to work together in a disaster.

5. Allen, J. (2005). The Scandalous History of the Red Cross. CounterPunch: Petrolia, CA:
This article describes the many different problems the Red Cross has faced especially since Hurricane Katrina and 9/11.

6. Braid, H. (2013). The American Red Cross faces Organizational Integrity Challenges. Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative University of New Mexico. Retrieved from http://danielsethic.mgt.umn.edu

This article discusses the challenges the Red Cross is facing