Journal article

Publication year: 2020

Journal: Marine Policy

Volume number: 119

ISSN: 0308-597X

eISSN: 1872-9460

Open access status: Hybrid

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104020

Publisher: Elsevier

Abstract: 
The ecosystem-based management (EBM) philosophy draws upon the principle that holistic understanding of the system to be governed needs to guide the decision making process. However, empirical evidence is growing that knowledge integration is still a main bottleneck for EBM decision-makers. This paper argues that transdisciplinary knowledge management (TKM) is a key competence in achieving knowledge integration, while simultaneously it represents an underdeveloped research area in EBM if understood as a process of human interaction. Based on a literature review, this article summarizes and reflects upon the most recent development in the field of TKM. The paper presents a detailed definition and in-depth description of TKM as a process of human interaction and a diversity of organizational structures that effectuate TKM. Theoretically discussed premises are furthermore illuminated and evaluated by a case study that exemplifies pro-active development and implementation of TKM. Deviating case observations are presented as novel contributions to the field. They suggest new ideas and inspiration for future EBM research and policy agendas.

Harvard Citation style: Giebels, D., Carus, J., Paul, M., Kleyer, M., Siebenhuner, B., Arns, A., et al. (2020) Transdisciplinary knowledge management: A key but underdeveloped skill in EBM decision-making, Marine Policy, 119, Article 104020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104020

APA Citation style: Giebels, D., Carus, J., Paul, M., Kleyer, M., Siebenhuner, B., Arns, A., Bartholoma, A., Carlow, V., Jensen, J., Tietjen, B., Wehrmann, A., & Schroeder, B. (2020). Transdisciplinary knowledge management: A key but underdeveloped skill in EBM decision-making. Marine Policy. 119, Article 104020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104020