ABSTRACT

Many major crises are unexpected, unprecedented, and life-threatening on a large scale. The Dunkirk evacuation by the British in 1940 is a classic example, and the recent global COVID-19 pandemic is another one. Efficient public-private collaborations are critical in such “Dunkirk moments” for problem solving and crisis attenuation, with knowledge sharing and creation, in turn, forming the core of such collaborations. Based on a case of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which problems of facial mask manufacturing and distribution were solved through improvised public-private collaborations, this article systematically highlights the necessary conditions for successful public-private collaboration. Given the conditions thus identified, we further elaborate on the roles that knowledge plays as well as the nature of knowledge activation/creation in such a collaboration.

摘要

许多重大危机都是出乎意料的、史无前例的，而且大规模地危及生命。1940 年英国人的敦刻尔克撤离就是一个典型的例子，最近的全球 COVID-19 大流行是另一个例子。在这种“敦刻尔克时刻”中，高效的公私合作对于解决问题和缓解危机至关重要，而知识共享和创造又是此类合作的核心。本文以 COVID-19 大流行的案例为基础，通过即兴的公私合作解决了口罩制造和分销的问题，本文系统地强调了公私合作成功的必要条件。鉴于如此确定的条件，