Micro-theory on knowledge transfer to foster disaster resilience: A grounded theory approach

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dc.citation.volume65
dc.contributor.authorAhangama N
dc.contributor.authorPrasanna R
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-14T00:52:34Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T22:15:26Z
dc.date.available2023-09-14T00:52:34Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T22:15:26Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.date.updated2023-09-13T22:11:04Z
dc.description(c) 2021 The Author/sen_US
dc.description.abstractAlthough recent literature suggested that knowledge generation and dissemination in social networks influence resilience, research in knowledge transfer and social capital domains have shown a low tendency to integrate into theoretical frameworks. This paper discusses the process of building a micro-theory, which explains the dynamics of knowledge transfer in social networks of disaster responders in Sri Lanka. The proposed theory suggests the association among knowledge transfer, dimensions of social capital, and resilience in a disaster context. This study employs an interpretive case study research design, with an exploratory approach and uses grounded theory driven constant comparison method for data analysis. The transcriptions from 21 semi-structured interviews and participant observations of two disaster drill exercises used as the primary data source for the data analysis. The analysis of this study generates a coding pattern with six categories of concepts and proposes the theory of KTinSSC with the theoretical consensus from the two case studies. The proposed theory explains the knowledge transfer among responders who are focused mostly on the immediate survival and discusses the effect of knowledge transfer interactions on their normative beliefs. The study also suggests ways to attain higher levels of resilience among such survival-focused social groups.
dc.identifierARTN 102569
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dc.identifier.citationAhangama N, Prasanna R. (2021). Micro-theory on knowledge transfer to foster disaster resilience: A grounded theory approach. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction. 65.
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.ijdrr.2021.102569
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2212-4209
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10179/20158
dc.publisherElsevier Ltd
dc.relation.isPartOfInternational Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 4.0en_US
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_US
dc.subjectDisaster
dc.subjectGrounded theory
dc.subjectKnowledge dynamics
dc.subjectKnowledge transfer
dc.subjectResilience
dc.subjectSocial capital
dc.titleMicro-theory on knowledge transfer to foster disaster resilience: A grounded theory approach
dc.typeJournal article
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