APPLYING INTERDISCIPLINARY KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT PROCESSES TO DEVELOP RESEARCHER CAPABILITIES IN SOCIAL CRISIS STUDIES: LESSONS FROM THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
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Interdisciplinary, Social Crisis, Researcher Capabilities, COVID-19Abstract
Objectives of this research article were: 1. the application of social science perspectives to understand Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) phenomena through researcher knowledge management processes; and 2. the effectiveness of interdisciplinary knowledge management in developing researcher capabilities for studying social crises. This is qualitative research with Nine knowledge management activities involved 11 researchers from diverse academic disciplines, chosen by purposive sampling. Data was collected by semi-structured interview and analyzed by content analysis to categorize and classify key concepts from knowledge extraction activities conducted from January to March 2021.
Results were that researchers applied six social science concepts to understand COVID-19 phenomena: societal risk; mobility; social stigma; risk communication; self-reliance; and inequality. Interdisciplinary knowledge management was influential in creating new research conceptual frameworks and developing capabilities to integrate cross-disciplinary concepts to analyze complex crises. These findings suggest that cross-disciplinary academic networks and interdisciplinary preparedness should be used to address future social emergencies.
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