Navigating the Infodemic: An Exploration of Organisational Knowledge Integration and Communication Strategies on Twitter During the COVID‐19 Crisis

Moheeb Abualqumboz*, Sammar Javed, Jie Ma

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Abstract

This study advances the theoretical understanding of how organisations leverage social media communications to integrate knowledge and address counter-knowledge during global crises. Analysis of 67,108 tweets over 62 days of the UK lockdown reveals how multi-modal organisational communication strategies facilitated resilience throughout the turbulence of the COVID-19 pandemic. We propose a framework that details mechanisms for constructing shared crisis narratives and strengthening organisational knowledge management capabilities. Specifically, responsiveness, relocation, resilience, and preparedness enabled proactive information sharing and resource mobilisation. Overall, this study highlights the urgency of developing robust systems to integrate fragmented pandemic knowledge for organisational and societal resilience.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1-8
Number of pages8
JournalKnowledge and Process Management
Early online date17 Mar 2025
DOIs
Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 17 Mar 2025

Keywords

  • Covid-19
  • knowledge integration
  • resilence
  • twitter
  • Big data
  • COVID-19
  • Twitter
  • big data
  • resilience

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