Knowledge Management in Emergency Management in the Public Sector

Abstract

This paper aims to systematize and explore the understanding of knowledge management in crisis management as a result of a systematic literature review. Three dimensions of research on knowledge management in crisis management were identified during the conducted analyses. Research topics in this area were analyzed in terms of basic, motor, emerging, and niche thematic areas. The current issues taken up in the field of knowledge management in crisis management were determined, and the topics requiring research in the future were identified. As a result, this article provides the theoretical background and important information on knowledge management in crisis management from a theoretical and practical perspective.