 Learning before and during the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative analysis of crisis learning in South Korea and the USSeulki Lee, Jungwon Yeo and Chongmin Na International Review of Public Administration, 2020, vol. 25, issue 4, 243-260 Abstract: Learning is imperative in government responses to crises like the COVID-19 pandemic. This study examines the South Korean and United States governments’ responses to COVID-19 from a comparative perspective. The analysis focuses on crisis learning conducted before and during the COVID-19 outbreak, using the conceptual categories of intercrisis/intracrisis learning and single-/double-loop learning. The findings suggest that double-loop, intercrisis learning allows for more effective crisis management by (re)developing a common operating framework. The efficacy of learning is enhanced when double-loop learning is followed by single-loop learning that embeds new structures and operational procedures. The findings also suggest that intercrisis learning facilitates intracrisis learning and that political support is critical for inducing crisis learning. The paper concludes with theoretical and practical implications for crisis learning. Date: 2020 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:rrpaxx:v:25:y:2020:i:4:p:243-260 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/12294659.2020.1852715 Access Statistics for this article International Review of Public Administration is currently edited by Ralph Brower More articles in International Review of Public Administration from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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