This study focused on corporations,
since they have various resources
that can support disaster recovery.
A postal questionnaire was sent to
1,020 corporations that included
various industry types and small
corporations located in Iwanuma and
Natori, which were damaged by the
Great East Japan Earthquake. The
findings are as follows: (1) a
total of 32.75% of corporations
provided support for recovery after
the disaster; (2) the ratio of
corporations that provided actual
support was lower than that of
those that only had awareness of
contributions; (3) the strongest
characteristic was having not only
awareness but also the opportunity
to conduct support activities
before the occurrence of disasters
to enhance the efficient recovery
of regional society; and (4) the
characteristics of support differed
according to industry type,
location, and number of employees
under certain conditions.
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