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The role of sense of community in harnessing the wisdom of crowds and creating collaborative knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic

Maria Orero-blatKhaled Saleh Al-omoushDomingo Ribeiro-soriano

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Value (ethics)MarketingCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)business.industry05 social sciencesSense of communityWisdom of the crowdSocial media crowdsourcingPublic relationsCrowdsourcingArticleTest (assessment)Collaborative knowledgePerceived valueWisdom of the crowd0502 economics and businessPandemic050211 marketingSocial mediaSociologybusiness050203 business & managementSense of community

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Abstract This study investigates the role of sense of community in harnessing the wisdom of the crowd and creating collaborative knowledge during the COVID-19 pandemic. It also explores the impact of collaborative knowledge creation on the perceived value of social media crowdsourcing in such crises. PLS-SEM was used to analyze the data and test the research model. The results show that sense of community has a significant role in harnessing the wisdom of the crowd and creating collaborative knowledge. The results confirm a significant impact of sense of community, the wisdom of the crowd, and collaborative knowledge creation on the perceived value of social media crowdsourcing in responding to the COVID-19 crisis.

10.1016/j.jbusres.2020.10.056http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC8561009