Co-operative learning and resilience to covid-19 in a small-sized South African enterprise

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Abstract

Constraints imposed by the shrinking resources and the climate change dynamics ne-cessitate a behavioral change to increase knowledge exchange and optimize resource utilization. Existing entrepreneurship and innovation practices are therefore undergoing transformation to adapt production systems to the post-COVID-19 reality of increased risks of calamities within a context of shrinking resources. This paper uses a knowledge-centered crisis management framework to examine how enhanced knowledge sharing through co-operative learning can be applied to induce higher innovation performance and more efficient resource utilization structures during crises comparable to the current pandemic. Using the collaborative learning experiences of a small enterprise producing ecological fertilizers, this study was able to link crisis resilience enhancement to increased knowledge exchange between business entities connected through the agro-ecological value chain. New insights generated through the co-learning process were found to constitute a key input for strengthening the required capability endowments that enable the organization and its partners to weather the COVID-19 crisis and lay the foundation for the sustainability of post-COVID-19 operations.

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Habiyaremye, A. (2021). Co-operative learning and resilience to covid-19 in a small-sized South African enterprise. Sustainability (Switzerland), 13(4), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13041976

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